Catch up on all the big brain fun! Explore stories about space, nature, science, and more.
In this episode, kids learn how scientists re-check evidence to rename an ancient fossil as a crocodile cousin, how clever origami folds can make paper super strong, and how UV light can reveal a cassowary’s secret blue-green glow. It’s all about using tests, tools, and smart design to discover what we can’t notice at first.
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In Episode 46, kids in Pennsylvania build a robot with teamwork and creativity and earn a spot at a world championship. Then we learn how Thailand celebrates Songkran, a splashy New Year tradition with meaning, respect, and safety rules. Finally, NASA’s Satellite Puzzler shows how space pictures can turn Earth into a clue-filled mystery you can solve by careful observation.
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In Episode 44, kids learn how golf scoring works as Rory McIlroy wins the Masters by just one shot and earns the green jacket. Then we zoom into the ocean to see how tiny plankton may form new species faster than scientists expected. Finally, we look up at a comet glowing before sunrise and learn simple, important stargazing safety rules.
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A house-size asteroid named 2026 GD zoomed past Earth safely, and we learned how scientists use telescopes and math to track space rocks. Then we visited Artemis 2, where astronaut Christina Koch took a photo with a kid-designed floating mascot that shows microgravity. Finally, we explored how the Smithsonian Folklife Festival is teaming up with partner festivals so more communities can share music, dance, crafts, and traditions.
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In this episode, kids explore how clothes can become museum “Costume Art,” like at a big show connected to the Met Gala. Then we dive underwater to learn how helpers restore coral reefs by dealing with algae, using sea urchins, and planting corals. Finally, we visit Minnesota’s online Music Archive, a place to save songs and stories so they can be shared in the future.
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In this episode, kids learn how a spiderweb-shaped electrode can help keep pathways open so CO2 can be reused in helpful ways. Then we explain how a rocket launch can make a glowing “space jellyfish” cloud when sunlight hits leftover fuel high in thin air. Finally, we meet California Adopt-a-Pet Day (June 6, 2026) and talk about how shelter pets can find loving homes.
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In this episode, kids learn why NASA’s Artemis II mission plans a practice loop around the Moon and how launch windows help keep trips safe. We also dive into the dark deep Pacific where scientists discovered 24 new tiny amphipod species and even described a new “superfamily.” Finally, we visit a planned museum exhibit in Roswell, Georgia that celebrates 50 years of Apple inventions and shows how gadgets improve when people test and try again.
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In this episode, a Pittsburgh eighth-grader makes super-accurate March Madness bracket predictions, a humanoid robot practices being a helpful teammate with simple chores, and a London museum exhibition shows surreal fashion that looks real but surprising. Explore how we make guesses, how robots can help safely, and how clothes can be creative art.
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A new rocket named Spectrum shows how science sometimes means waiting for the right moment, a giant artwork transforms the outside of Hong Kong’s M+ museum, and the evening sky may show Venus, Jupiter, and a faint triangle glow called zodiacal light. Explore how teamwork, creativity, and careful observing help us learn about our world and beyond.
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Spring begins at a special sky moment called the equinox, when the Sun lines up over Earth’s middle line and day and night are close to equal. We also learn how engineers do a safe rocket “static fire” test while the rocket stays clamped on the ground. Then we visit an environmental film festival idea and discover how nature movies can help us notice tiny details outside.
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In this episode, astronauts do a careful spacewalk to get the International Space Station ready for new roll-out solar panels that bring more power. Then we visit Valencia, Spain, where a spring festival uses many bouquets to build a giant flower picture like a mosaic. Finally, we learn how a huge swarm of satellites can help send internet signals to faraway places like ships at sea and remote areas.
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In this episode, kids learn how March Madness works with a single-elimination bracket and why teamwork matters on the court. Then we visit Dublin, Ireland, where a multi-day St. Patrick’s Festival fills the city with green, music, and parades. Finally, we explore how mobile robots can help in workplaces and hospitals when they follow smart safety rules.
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