But Why is a show led by kids. They ask the questions and we find the answers. It’s a big interestin
How are babies made? We speak with Cory Silverberg, author of What Makes A Baby, for answer
Why is the Burj Khalifa so tall? That’s what 5-year-old Simon wants to know. The Burj Khali
Squirrels are everywhere. Three hundred or so species of these often adorable rodents live
The FDA recently gave emergency use authorization to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for kids a
Why do apples have stems? Why do fruits start out as flowers? How did the first apple grow
We’re exploring a part of the world that not much is known about—in fact, you could be one
Kala wants to know why we say soccer in the United States, when the rest of the world calls
In this episode of But Why we visit a credit union to learn what money is all about. And Fe
Five-year-old Odin in Wyoming is about to start school and he sent us this question: If I’m
Have you ever been threading one leg through a pair of pants in the morning and wondered…wh
What is the cleverest thing hippos can do? This week we’re answering seven quirky questions
What are fireworks made of, why are they bright and loud, and how do people make them? And,
This week, we're revisiting one of our favorite older episodes from the past. We’re going t
Are seeds alive? What are they made of? Here in Vermont it's planting time, and we've been
Our guest this week is a lexicographer. That's someone who studies words and, in this case,
How do people whistle? How does whistling make a sound? Why does your tongue change a whist
How are rocks made? Why are some rocks hard and others soft? How do rocks shine? How are ge
Is it OK to do something that you were told not to do and then never tell anybody? In this
Have you ever felt competitive with a friend or a sibling? Competition comes up in a lot of
In the ice age, megafauna roamed North America: mammoths, saber-toothed cats, even giant la
