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Why Do Insects Fly Towards Lights?

Will gravity on earth ever change? What does the Higgs boson do for the Universe? Marnie Chesterton and pals try to answer a selection of questions from the CrowdScience inbox.

Will gravity on earth ever change? Why do insects fly towards the light? Is the plasma in a TV the same as plasma in a fusion reactor? Why are mosquito bites so itchy? What does the Higgs boson do for the Universe? In a Q+A special, Marnie Chesterton is joined by scientists Malcolm Fairbairn, Kate Lancaster and Erica McAlister to tackle a selection of questions from the CrowdScience inbox.

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton
Producer: Alex Mansfield

(Photo: Alates insects light bulb and night. Credit: Getty Images)

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