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In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Mahlia, Detective Sienna and Detective Theo. How was the earth created and where do clouds come from? Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au  Host: Billy and The Super ComputerProduction and Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Nessa and Detective Tess. How do Santa's reindeer fly and why do we decorate Christmas Trees at Christmas time? Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au  Host: Billy and The Super ComputerProduction and Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Juliette and Detective Annabel. What is the tallest Christmas tree in the world called and why do we need sleep? Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au  Host: Billy and The Super ComputerProduction and Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Where does light come from? How do glow sticks work? And how do sunsets get their colours?  Anika and Esther find out all the illuminating facts about light with Mei Liu from Scienceworks! This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au  Guest: Mei Liu who is an Exhibitions Experience Developer at Scienceworks. Hosts: Anika and Esther Production: Cinnamon Nippard  Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   And if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au.  Hear it first on LiSTNR.  Listen ad-free on Kinderling.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Arco and Detective Etta. Could a black hole swallow our sun and where did humans come from? Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au  Host: Billy and The Super ComputerProduction and Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Audrey and Detective William. Discover why we get wrinkles after we go swimming and why crabs have pincers. Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au  Host: Billy and The Super ComputerProduction and Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is a continent? How do they form? What was the super continent Gondwana like? Why did it break up?   In this episode, Anika and Esther find out all about the super continent Gondwana with Rolf Schmidt who is a palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum.  This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au     Enjoy a new episode every fortnight, and if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au    Guest: Rolf Schmidt, palaeontologist and geologist at Melbourne Museum Hosts: Anika and Esther  Production: Cinnamon Nippard  Sound design: Josh Newth  Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson    Hear it first on LiSTNR.    Listen ad-free on Kinderling.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detectives Mali, Eila and Luca. Discover the importance of algae and how mountains form. Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au  Host: Billy and The Super ComputerProduction and Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Eden and Detective Eva Lena. Discover what asbestos is and why it can be harmful if we breathe it in and we get some fast facts about wolves. Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au  Host: Billy and The Super ComputerProduction and Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we answer questions from our fans, Detective Athena and Detective Anthea. Discover the difference between a horse and a pony and can we one day bring the Tasmania Tiger back?   Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au    Host: Billy and The Super ComputerProduction and Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our first ever Fan Facts episode, we answer questions from our fans, Detective Milly and Detective Olly. Discover where water comes from and how far the moon is from the Earth!   Do YOU have a big Fact Detective question? Send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au    Host: Billy and The Super ComputerProduction and Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are crystals? What’s the difference between crystals, minerals and rocks? How do crystals form and get their shape?Join Anika and Dexter as they learn all about crystals with Dermot Henry who is a geologist and Head of Sciences at Museums Victoria. This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au Guest: Dermot Henry who is a geologist and Head of Sciences at Museums Victoria Production: Cinnamon Nippard  Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  And if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@listnr.com.au Hear it first on LiSTNR.Listen ad-free on Kinderling.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can exercise make us smarter? How can exercise make us happy? Where does the word muscle come from? And what exercise should we do? Find out what exercise actually does to our bodies with Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from Scienceworks who fills in Anika and Dexter on all the excellent facts! This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au Guest: Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from Scienceworks Hosts: Anika and Dexter  Production: Cinnamon Nippard  Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  And if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@listnr.com.au Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is a Welcome to Country? What is Country and why is it important? What’s the difference between an Acknowledgment of Country and a Welcome to Country?  Join Anika and Dexter as they learn all about this special ceremony with Di-Di Vaha’akolo who is a First Peoples Programs Officer at Melbourne Museum. This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au Guest: Di-Di Vaha’akolo, First Peoples Programs Officer at Melbourne Museum Production: Cinnamon Nippard Sound Design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  And if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au.  Hear it first on LiSTNR. Listen ad-free on Kinderling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is a moon? Why does the moon shine at night? Do other planets have moons too?Find out all the incredible facts about moons Join Anika and Dexter as they find our all the illuminating facts about moons with Sara Webb from Scienceworks.This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au. Guest: Sara Webb, astronomer at Swinburne University of Technology and the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks Hosts: Anika and Dexter Production: Cinnamon Nippard Sound Design: Josh NewthExecutive Producer: Lorna Clarkson And if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au.  Hear it first on LiSTNR.Listen ad-free on Kinderling.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What cute Aussie animal has pink ears and sounds really scary?? A Tasmanian Devil of course!  How did Tasmanian Devils get their name? What kinds of sounds do they make? What kinds of special super powers do they have?  Join Anika and Dexter as they find out all the terrific facts about Tasmanian Devils like with Danielle Kennedy from the Devils@Cradle sanctuary.  Guest: Danielle Kennedy from Devils@Cradle sanctuary in Tasmania  Hosts: Anika and Dexter   Production: Cinnamon Nippard   Sound Design: Josh Newth  Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson   And if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au.   Hear it first on LiSTNR.  Listen ad-free on Kinderling.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode will be sure to spark your curiosity!  What is electricity? How do lightbulbs work? And why do we get a shock from static electricity?   Plug into this fun episode where Anika and Dexter investigate electricity with Tom Lang from Scienceworks who gives them all the zap-tastic facts!  This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au.  Hosts: Anika and Dexter   Production: Cinnamon Nippard   Sound Design: Josh Newth  Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson     And if YOU have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au.     Hear it first on LiSTNR.  Listen ad-free on Kinderling.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the difference between venom and poison? Why do they exist? How can venom and poison help us? And why are there so many venomous creatures in Australia? In this episode, Anika and Dexter catch up with Tim Jackson who venom at the Australian Venom Research Unit. Press play to find out all the amazing facts about venom and poison. Guest: Dr Tim Jackson, evolutionary toxinologist at the Australian Venom Research Unit. Hosts: Anika and Dexter Production: Cinnamon Nippard Sound design: Josh Newth Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How deep is the deepest part of the ocean? What creatures live down there and why do they look so strange?  In this episode, Anika and Dexter catch up with Melanie MacKenzie who is a marine biologist at Melbourne Museum. Join them as they get the low down on in deep sea creatures!   This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Melbourne Museum. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au.  Guest: Melanie MacKenzie is a marine biologist at Museums Victoria.  Hosts: Anika and Dexter  Production and sound design: Cinnamon Nippard  Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you sick of not knowing all the answers? Well the Fact Detectives are back with their 'catchiest' topic yet - viruses. What's the difference between viruses and germs? How do they spread? And what DO they have in common with zombies!? In this episode, Anika and Dexter catch up with immunologist Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from Scienceworks. Join them as they find out all the nitty gritty facts about viruses!  This episode of The Fact Detectives is a Kinderling co-production with Scienceworks. To find out more about the world around you, head to museumsvictoria.com.au.  Guest: Immunologist Catriona Nguyen-Robertson from Scienceworks  Hosts: Anika and Dexter  Production and sound design: Cinnamon Nippard  Executive Producer: Lorna Clarkson  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.