Do you think your dog is the cutest thing you've ever seen? Ten-year-old Grace does! But why?

She joins our host Eloise and psychologist Deborah Wells to find out!

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As spring started springing, and leaves started to reappear on the trees, Robi-Jo wanted to find out why some trees lose their leaves and others don't. He joined our host Eloise to ask Paul Ashton, a botanist at Edge Hill University in the UK, who took them into the secret life of our big, leafy friends!

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Have you seen that scene from Star Wars where Yoda uses the force to lift the spaceship out of a swamp? Its energy is so powerful, but what exactly is it made of?

That's what Ela, aged 10 from Melbourne, wanted to know. And so she joined our host Eloise to ask Sam Baron, a science philosopher at The University of Melbourne to find the answer!

The Conversation's Curious Kids is published in partnership with FunKids, the UK's children's radio station. It's hosted and produced by Eloise, and this episode was executive produced by Stephen Harris. Full sound credits available here.

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