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The Nature of Things
RTÉjr
16 episodes
1 month ago
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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Natural Sciences
Science
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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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Natural Sciences
Science
Episodes (16/16)
The Nature of Things
Ep 15 - How do dolphins sleep without drowning?
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.
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3 years ago
10 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 14 - Why do we have seasons?
A straight question with a wonky answer! Featuring children from Ballyboy National School in Co. Offaly and Biologist Kiri Spanowicz.
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3 years ago
10 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 13 - Why don't plastics dry off in the dishwasher?
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.
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3 years ago
9 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 12 - Why do we have earwax?
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 Spanowicz
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3 years ago
9 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 11 – Why does your hair stand up?
A look into the building blocks of the universe. Atoms! Featuring children from St. Nicholas Parochial School in Galway and Biologist. Kiri Spanowicz
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3 years ago
9 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 10 - Why does a compost heap get smaller?
Why microorganisms are superheroes, and why you shouldn't rake up leaves. Featuring children from St. Nicholas Parochial School in Galway and Biologist Marie Förg.
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3 years ago
10 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 9 - Why do we pant when we run?
How does oxygen help us run faster, and how do we make muscles? Featuring children from St. Nicholas Parochial School in Galway. And Biologist Kiri Spanowicz.
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3 years ago
9 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 8 - Why do some birds migrate?
How do birds sleep and find their way while flying long distances, and which bird has the longest migration? Featuring children from St. Nicholas Parochial School in Galway and Biologist Marie Förg.
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3 years ago
10 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 7 - Why are some animals born in the spring?
Is it because it’s warmer? Because they can find more food before nightfall? Featuring children from St. Nicholas Parochial School in Galway and answers from Biologist Marie Förg.
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3 years ago
11 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 6 - Why do some animals hibernate?
Why do some animals sleep through the winter while others don't? Featuring children from St. Nicholas Parochial School in Galway, Biologist Marie Förg and Collie Ennis, co-host of The Critter Shed podcast.
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3 years ago
10 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 5 - Why is the sky blue?
What does bowling have in common with a beautiful blue sky? Click 'play' to find out! Featuring Biologist Kiri Spanowicz and children from Ballyboy National School in Co. Offaly.
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3 years ago
10 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 4 - Why do milk teeth fall out?
Bite into the fascinating world of baby teeth, shark teeth, and even... mosquito teeth!
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3 years ago
11 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 3 – Do Fish Drink?
It seems like a straightforward question, but the answer is quite complex... Featuring children from Ballyboy National School in Co. Offaly, Biologist Marie Förg and Marine biologist Stefano Mariani.
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3 years ago
10 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 2 - Why do leaves turn brown in the autumn and then fall from the tree?
We find out and we also learn how some trees develop super powers that allow them to live in harsh places.
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3 years ago
10 minutes

The Nature of Things
Ep 1 - Why do carrots grow underground while broccoli doesn't?
Have you ever wondered why we eat the roots of some plants and the flowers of others? In this episode the children of St. Nicholas Parochial School in Galway find out from Biologist Marie Förg why we eat the roots of the carrot plant and the flowers of broccoli.
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3 years ago
11 minutes

The Nature of Things
So many questions
Introducing “The Nature of Things”, an exciting, and fun-filled RTÉjr Radio series that encourages children to indulge their natural curiosity about science and ask questions about the nature of things.
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3 years ago

The Nature of Things
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...