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A Spark of Science, 269 episodes. Page 1 of 3.

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269: Terrific Tetrapods

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268: Why do hot things glow?

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257: What would happen if the Gulf stream disappeared?

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266: Smell with a Twist

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265: Smelly Science

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264: Do elephants ever forget?

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262: Can you smell fear?

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262: Thunder & Lightning

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261: The Science of Spice

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260: Goosebumps

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259: Why do your fingers go wrinkly in the bath?

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258: Star Colours

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257: Identifying Rocks!

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256: Dark Oxygen

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255: Animal Defences

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254: Why is Scotland getting spaceports?

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253: How are you listening to this?

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252: Eye colour

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251: Wooden Satellites

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250: Flight & Fuel

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249: Magnets

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248: Preserving Food

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247: Medicines in Space

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246: Wiggly Worms

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245: Animal antifreeze

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244: Silent snow

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243: Red noses and chilly fingers

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242: Why is water salty?

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241: Why does pineapple make your tongue tingle?

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240: Why can't you burp in space?

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239: Planetary Procession

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238: Self-driving cars

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237: Where does plastic go when it's recycled?

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236: Vitamins

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235: Why can we see our breath in winter?

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234: Lighting up the Future

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233: Ice & Salt

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232: How do clocks work?

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231: From the Archive - Winter Solstice

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230: from the archive - How do polar bears stay warm?

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229: Is there water in Mars?

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228: Nitrogen

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227: Where do satellites go to die

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226: Air Economists

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225: Indoor Air Quality

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224: Auroras

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223: Polar Nights & Midnight Sun

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222: Solubility

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221: Why Do Onions Make Us Cry?

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220: Twins

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219: Volcanoes

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218: Bone Clues

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217: Venus Fly Traps

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216: It's Rocket Science

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215: Animal Migration

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214: Pollination

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213: Deadly Makeup

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212: The Second Moon of Mars

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211: Busy Bees

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210: Desertification

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209: Blue Moons

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208: Hardworking Hearts

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207: Caterpillar transformation

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206: What is sand?

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205: Sleepwalking

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204: Seagrass Meadows

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203: Why wear sunscreen?

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202: Why do birds sing?

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201: Temperate Rainforests

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200: Facts around number 200 - 200th episode!

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199: Geothermal Energy

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198: Tardigrades

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197: Frogs

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196: Glasgow Sandstone

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195: Peatlands

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194: How do bats see in the dark?

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193: Music in Space

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192: Colossus Penguins

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191: What is a lightyear? - British Science Week

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190: Scottish Wildcats

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189: Nature's Engineers - Beavers

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188: Why is snot helpful?

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187: Wearing your school uniform is good for you

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186: Why do dogs pee on everything?

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185: Gemstones

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184: Vitamin C and Scurvy

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183: Mars Sample Return Mission

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182: Dinosaur Footprints

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181: What is Precipitation?

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180: Winter Solstice

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179: How do polar bears stay warm?

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178: Space Toilets

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177: Smart Bandages

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176: Red Planet Day

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175: Archive episode - The Perihelion Prize

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174: Archive episode - The colours of Autumn

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173: Is all radiation bad?

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172: Animals have dreams too

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171: Fascinating Fusion

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170: What is a scab?