Join Dan and Michael as they dive into Mysteries of Science, the children’s science podcast spotting the universe’s strangest phenomena.

In this episode they explore black holes—from how stars collapse to form them, to the event horizon where nothing escapes.

The episode also features a tour of how radio waves reveal black holes, what spaghettification means, and whether Earth is at risk.

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The team investigate the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle – a patch in the Caribbean that's well-known for swallowing up airplanes

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Dun dun... Dun dun... Dun dun dun dun dun... Michael and Jenny dip their toes into a the water and go searching for sharks. Scary and sinister or seriously misunderstood?

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A transmission from the past: Dan and Ciaran ask whether it's possible to talk to aliens.

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Weather systems can be weird and wonderful. In this episode of Mysteries of Science, Michael and Stevie float among the clouds in an effort to understand more.

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If you could transform into anything, what would you become? And could shapeshifting ever be possible? That's what we're asking in this archive episode of Mysteries of Science

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Sutton Hoo is one of Europe's most amazing discoveries.

This ancient burial site once held a ship packed with treasure – but no body. Who was buried there? And why have ghostly visions of helmeted warriors been reported on the site?

With the help of expert archaeologists, Dan and Stevie explore the story.

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Ciaran and Dan look at what makes a planet in this classic episode of Mysteries of Science, and whether there's a mysterious extra planet – Planet X – just beyond Neptune, lurking in our cosmic neighbourhood.

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