Daily Wonder

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Every day, 5 minutes of wonder for curious kids ages 4-9. Two hosts share weird-but-true facts perfect for the family dinner table.

Episode Date
NASA Science
Oct 22, 2026
A Rhode Island Man Grew the First Pumpkin to Surpass 3,000 Pounds. The Gargantuan Gourd Is the Largest Fruit Ever
Oct 21, 2026
NASA Science
Oct 20, 2026
What would you name this litter-picking space mission?
Oct 19, 2026
Can cuttlefish hypnotize their prey?
Oct 18, 2026
These Cookies Started As Plastic Bottles
Oct 17, 2026
Seven amazing mushrooms to spot in the wild this autumn and why you shouldn't trust AI
Oct 16, 2026
Ta Kon Citadel in Vinh Son, Vietnam
Oct 15, 2026
NASA Science
Oct 14, 2026
Pumpkin to talk about! Bagheera the giant squash breaks world record
Oct 13, 2026
NASA Science
Oct 12, 2026
Wētāpunga: One of the world's heaviest insects makes big recovery
Oct 11, 2026
Discovery marks the first detection of variable water clouds outside of our solar system
Oct 10, 2026
Jonathan the tortoise lived to 194 years old — now scientists think they know why
Oct 08, 2026
Giraffes May Be Better At Math Than You Might Think
Oct 07, 2026
NASA Science
Oct 06, 2026
Some dinosaurs may have munched on seaweed, scientists say
Oct 05, 2026
Beak quiet! Are these the loudest birds in the world?
Oct 04, 2026
Rare two-headed turtle hatchling discovered on Cape Cod
Oct 03, 2026
Slimy suspects blamed for broken traffic lights
Oct 02, 2026
A Shark Was Spotted Swimming Through the Flooded Streets of New Jersey During the Nor'easter
Oct 01, 2026
This Massive, Deep-Sea Roly Poly Can Go Years Without Food Thanks to a Huge Stomach and a Stolen Gene, Study Suggests
Sep 29, 2026
A giant cosmic 'fart' is making a wobbling zombie star repeatedly flash us, 'groundbreaking' observations reveal
Sep 28, 2026
Wildcats to be reintroduced to more areas of Scotland
Sep 27, 2026
Two New Stick Insect Species Have Been Discovered in Australia—and Another One Was Hiding in Plain Sight
Sep 26, 2026
Wildlife good news: Five animals discovered in 2026
Sep 25, 2026
Injured Pelican Knocks On NOAA Lab Door For Help
Sep 23, 2026
Chance Triple Alignment: Plane, Space Station, Sun
Sep 22, 2026
Did Venus 'swallow' its own moon?
Sep 20, 2026
The Moon Just Got a Massive New Crater That's Wider Than Two End-to-End Football Fields. It's a 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Observation'
Sep 19, 2026
Orcas Keep Targeting Boats Off Europe
Sep 18, 2026
Where Your Elements Came From
Sep 14, 2026
Could dino poo unlock answers to ancient bird mystery?
Sep 13, 2026
Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the sun?
Sep 12, 2026
Could poo be used to make concrete in the future?
Sep 11, 2026
Watch the first-ever footage of a rare deep-sea squid in the northeastern Pacific
Sep 10, 2026
Worm’s radical transformation shows metamorphosis can change the functions of cells
Sep 09, 2026
Hubble: Decagon Around Saturn's South Pole
Sep 08, 2026
Stunning Roman-era mosaic discovered in Turkey features 'Emerald' the cat and 'Ocean' the dog
Sep 07, 2026
Meet Prince William the 12ft crocodile!
Sep 06, 2026
Whale fossil discovered by 10-year-old boy in Northern Ireland
Sep 05, 2026
Scientists Recreated the Long-Lost Chirps of Jurassic Insects. Listen to the Simulated Soundscape of 165 Million Years Ago
Sep 04, 2026
Superstar parrot population hits 75 year high
Sep 03, 2026
Buried underwear shows land use is key to soil health
Aug 27, 2026
JWST Images The Lion's Head Nebula
Aug 26, 2026
Earth's Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses
Aug 25, 2026
Shrew knew! Shrew snouts found to grow bigger in winter
Aug 23, 2026
Does tapping on a soda can really stop it from exploding?
Aug 22, 2026
Narwhals Sport Iconic Straight, Spiraled Tusks. Scientists Just Uncovered Some of the Eye-Catching Feature's Structural Secrets
Aug 21, 2026
Do Monkeys Keep Pets? Study Finds Widespread Primate Interactions With Other Animal Species, From Mice to Deer
Aug 19, 2026
TikTok video leads to discovery of rare underground eel in India
Aug 18, 2026
Velella velella: Hundreds of incredible blue sea creatures wash up on beach
Aug 16, 2026
Meet Bumpy the rescued baby hippo's new best friend Wangalla
Aug 15, 2026
Total Solar Eclipse from Greenland
Aug 14, 2026
Young wild octopuses may form a 'fight club' and slap territorial fish if they get too close
Aug 13, 2026
Perseids Over a little Planet
Aug 12, 2026
New mountain dragon lizard from Thailand named after Syrax from House of the Dragon
Aug 11, 2026
Moth wings have a sense of smell
Jul 28, 2026
Sperm whales blow bubbles to help them sleep scientists say
Jul 27, 2026
Baby puffin spotted on Dorset coast for first time in 30 years
Jul 26, 2026
Insect submariners survive the depths without imploding
Jul 25, 2026
RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant
Jul 24, 2026
New ‘exomoon’ detection challenges cosmic labels
Jul 23, 2026
Naked Mole-Rat Queens Emit a Special Scent to Stop Their Rivals From Reproducing, a New Study Suggests
Jul 22, 2026
Turtle Rock on Mars
Jul 21, 2026
'We were genuinely surprised': 'Superworms' can clean extremely delicate skeletons lickety-split, and that's a game changer for museums
Jul 20, 2026
Cells from your mother likely infiltrated your brain in the womb, and they could survive for decades, study reveals
Jul 19, 2026
This Meteorite Crashed Into a New Jersey Home in 2024. Now, Scientists Say It Contains Some of the Building Blocks of Life
Jul 17, 2026
Rex, the Beach Blvd Dinosaur in Jacksonville, Florida
Jul 16, 2026
Red Sprites in the Tatacoa Desert
Jul 15, 2026
Sugar in interstellar space
Jul 14, 2026
New dinosaur species with a super long neck has been discovered in Thailand
Jul 13, 2026
NASA is creating a fifth state of matter on the ISS, thanks to an upgrade to a mini-fridge-sized quantum lab
Jul 11, 2026
Western Moon, Eastern Sea
Jul 10, 2026
Space: Why does Nasa wants to light a fire on the Moon?
Jul 09, 2026
Strange Spheres Washed Ashore on an Australian Beach. Authorities Say They're Probably 'Space Balls'—Empty Fuel Vessels From a Rocket
Jul 08, 2026
What are the mysterious 'space balls' found washed up on an Australian beach?
Jul 07, 2026
Fangs for the memories! 518-million-year-old fossil helps explain spider's bite
Jul 06, 2026
Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon
Jul 05, 2026
Orca sightings on the up off the coast of Northumberland
Jul 04, 2026
Swimming crab trapped in plastic bottle survived two months on the ocean
Jul 03, 2026
Sperm whales across Mediterranean Sea have different 'accents'
Jun 28, 2026
These Tiny Fish Can Climb Steep Rock Walls
Jun 26, 2026
NASA Mars rover finds record-breaking trove of organic molecules buried in Bright Angel rock formation
Jun 25, 2026
60 million stars: Euclid space telescope snaps the largest-ever close-up photo of the Milky Way's crowded heart
Jun 24, 2026
Never-before-seen shark that 'walks' on land discovered off Papua New Guinea
Jun 23, 2026
Western Reef Heron: Rare African bird seen in Wales in UK first
Jun 22, 2026
Father's Day 2026: Nature's best dads according to WWF
Jun 21, 2026
How do Venus flytraps snap shut catching prey in seconds?
Jun 20, 2026
Scientists just found something weird inside moss
Jun 19, 2026
Scientists Discover a New Species of 'Walking' Shark in Papua New Guinea. They Suspect It's at Risk of Going Extinct
Jun 18, 2026
Longmore 8: The Hamster Wheel Nebula
Jun 17, 2026
Venus Flytraps Snap Their Traps Shut in Less Than a Second. Scientists Say They've Discovered How the Predatory Plants Are So Fast
Jun 16, 2026
Is your dog left or right-pawed? Scientists have a new way of finding out!
Jun 15, 2026
Mini bird-munching dinosaur discovered in China
Jun 14, 2026
Has all the water on Earth been peed before?
Jun 13, 2026
Ancient squirrel poop from Arctic permafrost contains DNA from mammoths, bison, horses and big cats
Jun 12, 2026
Could sloths help astronauts on long space trips?
Jun 11, 2026
Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs also created life-supporting environment, study suggests
Jun 10, 2026
Octopus bloom spreads along UK coast to Scotland and Wales
Jun 09, 2026
Comet R3 PanSTARRS Through Time
Jun 08, 2026
New species of dinosaur, a cousin of Velociraptor, probably glided on four “wings” and hunted early birds
Jun 05, 2026
'It was very very good': Ötzi the Iceman's body is covered in ancient yeast — and scientists just used it to make a sourdough
Jun 03, 2026
Millions Of Bright Blue "Sailors" Wash Ashore On US West Coast Beaches
Jun 02, 2026
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras, North Carolina
Jun 01, 2026
Tiny Space Rock With Atmosphere Stuns Scientists
May 31, 2026
This Ant Species Produces Only Queens!
May 29, 2026
Thecacera sesama: New black-and-yellow spotted sea slug discovered
May 28, 2026
New teeny tiny octopus discovered off the Galápagos Islands
May 27, 2026
Why did the T.rex have tiny arms?
May 25, 2026
A Martian Eclipse: Phobos Crosses the Sun
May 24, 2026