Spooktacular bogs, zombie cells, ghostly stars and more…

The biting dynamics of the world’s deadliest mosquitoes: meet the researcher who rolled up her sleeves and endured more than 1,000 mosquito bites, all to understand how these deadly little creatures bite and guzzle our blood.

Also today:

Astronomers spot ghostly green starStubby-legged sled dogs pull loads betterInside the stinky, spooky, magical world of bogsHow a Zombie-like state lets cancer cells escape chemo

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