Spooktacular Science
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Who you gonna call? Ghost Busters! For Halloween, the Ghost Buster is Dr Cat. She talks about the history of Halloween and Día de los Muertos, sheds some light on glowing will-o’-the-wisps, de-spookifies ghosts, and gets all tangled up in the fang-tastic science of spiders.From mysterious ghost lights to spider-powered robots, she’s proving that even the creepiest science stories can be illuminating…and even useful. Originally aired 28th October, 2025. The post Spooktacular Science appeared first on Science Queeries.
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