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Why Mosquitoes Bite: Understanding Their Attraction to Humans

In Why Mosquitoes Bite: Understanding Their Attraction to Humans, host Harith Iskander explains why female mosquitoes are uniquely attracted to humans and why they need to consume blood to reproduce. Learn how mosquitoes require protein from blood to support their reproductive process, and how, interestingly, they tend to prefer people with blood type O. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Got Science?, a science magazine series that explores and explains science in everyday life.

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Always Bugged By Mosquitoes? Blame Your Body Odor
The article "Always Bugged By Mosquitoes? Blame Your Body Odor" from BBC Science Focus explores a unique study using a huge mosquito-testing arena in Zambia. Scientists found that body odor plays a key role in how mosquitoes choose people to bite. The results could lead to better mosquito traps and tools to fight diseases like malaria.
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The Go Jetters Climb Inside a Korowai Treetop House

In The Go Jetters Climb Inside a Korowai Treetop House, the Go Jetters climb a tall ladder to visit a treehouse of the Korowai people. The sturdy treehouse is remarkable and the view of the rainforest is breathtaking. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

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The Go Jetters Explore Houses in Rainforest Treetops

In The Go Jetters Explore Houses in Rainforest Treetops, the Go Jetters travel to the rainforest of Papua to visit the Korowai tribe. Ubercorn shares funky facts including why the Korowai live high off the ground and what they use to build their houses. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.