Botanist Paul Ashton explains the difference between trees that lose their leaves, and those that don’t on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
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When rocks from space fall towards Earth, they usually don’t do any damage – here’s why.
Eating right, exercising, playing sports, reading and journaling are just a few of the ways you can keep your brain in top shape.
Most of us just take it for granted. But bark is one of the most complex parts of a tree and has many different jobs to do.
Science philosopher Sam Baron explains where energy comes from on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
Sugar is an important substance for our body and brain to make energy. Here’s what happens when we eat a lot of it.
Your sprinting skills have a lot to do with genetics, but your brain also plays a big role.
Astrophysicist Jacco van Loon joins us on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
Ever wondered where everyday things got their names? Or where words come from? Language is a powerful thing, creating new words all the time.
Only male crickets have wing structures that produce sound, but females are very good at following the signal.
Wildlife scientist and whale snot expert Vanessa Pirotta joins us on the first episode of The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
Here’s a game: Tell a friend to give you any number and you’ll return one that’s bigger. Just add ‘1’ to whatever number they come up with and you’re sure to win.
Listen to the trailer for The Conversation’s Curious Kids, a new podcast where kids get answers to their big questions from experts.
Now out in space for more than two years, the James Webb Space Telescope is a stunningly sophisticated instrument.
It’s common to see solar panels on rooftops and fields, but they aren’t widespread on cars − yet.
People once used tooth powders made from crushed bone or shells to whiten their teeth. Others rinsed their mouth out with pee. Yuck!
The most common eye colour is brown, then blue, and less often, green or hazel. But the human body only makes brown iris pigment.
Rock dust is only part of the story of soil. Living creatures, many of them too tiny to see, keep that soil healthy for growing everything from food to forests.
People have been flying airplanes for well over a century. Engineers know how to balance all the forces at play, but still aren’t exactly sure how some of the physics of flight actually works.
Trees – and all plants – harvest sunlight to gain the energy they need to live and grow.
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