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16 episodes

Ep 15 - How do dolphins sleep without drowning?
30/06/2022 | 10 mins.
It's a tricky situation that dolphins use their brains to solve! Featuring children from Ballyboy National School in Co. Offaly, Collie Ennis, co-host of The Critter Shed podcast and Marine biologist Stefano Mariani.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ep 14 - Why do we have seasons?
23/06/2022 | 10 mins.
A straight question with a wonky answer! Featuring children from Ballyboy National School in Co. Offaly and Biologist Kiri Spanowicz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ep 13 - Why don't plastics dry off in the dishwasher?
16/06/2022 | 9 mins.
A soggy question with a heavyweight answer. Featuring children from Ballyboy National School in Co. Offaly, Biologist Marie Förg and Professor Padraig Dunne at UCD School of Physics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ep 12 - Why do we have earwax?
09/06/2022 | 9 mins.
We could also ask, what does earwax have in common with snot and why do we have them? Featuring children from Ballyboy National School in Co. Offaly and Biologist Kiri SpanowiczSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ep 11 – Why does your hair stand up?
01/06/2022 | 9 mins.
A look into the building blocks of the universe. Atoms! Featuring children from St. Nicholas Parochial School in Galway and Biologist. Kiri SpanowiczSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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An exciting, innovative and fun-filled series that encourages children to indulge their natural curiosity about science, the natural world, their environment, and more. To ask about the nature of things...

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