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Hosted by scientist Dr Matt Agnew, Why Though? is Australia's new science podcast for curious kids aged 8–12.Every episode starts with one question kids actually ask... and ends with a science adventure.
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- Jul 4, 2026
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Why Do Continents Move? (opens the original)
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The ground beneath your feet feels completely still... but the continents are actually moving all the time. In this episode of Why Though? , Dr Matt Agnew explains why continents drift across the Earth, how tectonic plates slowly carry them around the planet, and how that movement creates mountains, deep ocean trenches and earthquakes. What you'll discover: Continents move just a few centimetres each year... about as fast as your fingernails grow Long ago, every continent was joined together in
What Is Dry Ice and Why Does It Make Fog? (opens the original)
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It looks like magic. It makes spooky fog that pours down instead of floating up. And it never leaves a puddle. So what is dry ice actually doing? Dr Matt Agnew unpacks the weird science of dry ice, what sublimation is, why the fog pours downward like a waterfall, and why dry ice behaves so completely differently from the ice in your freezer. What you'll learn: Normal ice is frozen water... dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide, the gas we breathe out Dry ice skips the liquid step entirely... straight
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