Squiz Kids

How and why do we dream? Science Short

Every night, your sleeping brain creates strange new worlds filled with familiar people, powerful emotions and events that make absolutely no sense. But how does it build a dream—and why do we dream at all? Inspired by a question from Will, Christie explores what happens inside our brains while we sleep and whether animals dream too.

Kids vs Adults Weekly News S'Quiz

A fun kids vs adults news quiz to test who’s been paying the most attention to the week in news. For the full episode transcript, click here.

Spaceship splashdown near Christmas Island, and why otters love to watch.

Your daily kids news podcast. Spaceship splashdown near Christmas Island; baby whale shark nursery revealed; a zero-gravity fake; and why otters love to watch. A SpaceX rocket booster the size of an Olympic swimming pool has splashed back to Earth and is being towed toward Christmas Island. Scientists think they may have found a nursery for baby whale sharks off Indonesia after tiny youngsters were spotted in a protected cove. Turns out zoo visitors may be entertaining the otters just as much as the otters entertain us. Social media posts claimed gravity would disappear for seven seconds during the eclipse. It didn’t. The wild rumour is a perfect example of why Newshounds should always STOP, THINK and CHECK before sharing something unbelievable. For the full episode transcript, click here. Researched by Bryce Corbett Written by Bryce Corbett

Parliament takes on betting ads, and the Milky Way’s ancient feeding frenzy

Your daily kids news podcast. Parliament takes on betting ads; monkey business in the Scottish Highlands; some picture-perfect animals; and the Milky Way’s ancient feeding frenzy Australia is moving to put more distance between sport and gambling. Luka the macaque fancied a Scottish adventure, escaping his wildlife park and wandering kilometres into the Highlands. Smile for the camera! More than 800 photos have captured the beautiful, bizarre and downright photogenic residents of British and Irish zoos and aquariums. Our Milky Way has quite the appetite! Astronomers have uncovered evidence of an enormous ancient galactic collision involving the brilliantly named Low-energy-Kraken-Heracles. For the full episode transcript, click here. Researched by Christie Kijurina Hosted by Christie Kijurina

The end of the dinosaurs - Your Shortcut...

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 160 million years… then, 66 million years ago, almost all of them disappeared. In this Shortcut, Christie and Bryce fire up a time machine to visit the final days of the dinosaurs, discover how a thin layer of rock helped scientists work out what happened, and follow the chain of events after a giant asteroid struck Earth. Then they meet the survivors, including the dinosaur descendants still all around us today. Listen carefully. There’s a S’Quiz at the end! For the full episode transcript, click here.