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Do earthworms have eyes?
Episode 241
Come along to learn all about the wriggling worms that live in the dirt beneath your feet. Earthworms are everywhere, and there are many spe…
2 years, 1 month ago
How do we learn to swim?
Episode 240
But it’s important to know how to swim if you’re going to be around water! In this episode, Upper Valley Aquatic Center Swim School Director…
2 years, 2 months ago
What’s it like to compete in the Olympics?
Episode 239
We’re celebrating the Olympics and Olympic athletes with an episode chock full of the interviews we’ve done with Olympians. Plus we answer s…
2 years, 2 months ago
Why do we wear clothes?
Episode 238
Have you ever been threading one leg through a pair of pants in the morning and wondered…why do we wear clothes anyway? Or wondered why pock…
2 years, 2 months ago
Who invented pizza?
Episode 237
How is pizza dough made? How does gluten-free dough rise? Who invented pizza? Is there pizza in every country? Is yeast alive?! Kids love pi…
2 years, 3 months ago
Why do oranges have peels?
Episode 236
Why do oranges have peels? Why is the inside of an orange segmented? Why are lemons and limes so sour? Why do lemons have seeds but limes do…
2 years, 3 months ago
Do people eat bugs?
Episode 235
Yes! In many parts of the world, insects are a regular part of people’s diets. Bugs are an efficient source of protein, and many cultures fi…
2 years, 3 months ago
Why do cicadas come out every 17 years?
Episode 231
This spring, trillions of periodical cicadas are emerging from the ground, where they’ve spent 13 or 17 years feeding on xylem (basically, t…
2 years, 4 months ago
Where does the sky end?
Episode 233
Where is the border between sky and space? That's what 5-year-old Matthias of Durham, New Hampshire wants to know. Alesandra, 3 of Bella Vis…
2 years, 4 months ago
What's cool about cockroaches?
Episode 232
That’s a question a lot of people have, honestly. But a kid named Rosie was bold enough to ask us to investigate why. So, in the latest epis…
2 years, 5 months ago