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Spotted lanternflies, freshwater mussels, IDing the dead and the Lumber River.
Learn why you should kill destructive spotted lanternflies, how freshwater mussels help keep our rivers clean and why forensic scientists and law enforcement have teamed up to identify the skeletal remains of the unknown dead. Also, get a closer look at the Lumber River, which looks dead but is teeming with life.
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SCI NC is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Sci NC is supported by a generous bequest gift from Dan Carrigan and the Gaia Earth-Balance Endowment through the Gaston Community Foundation.

Preview | Deadly Science
Preview: 9/7/2023 | 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn why you should kill destructive spotted lanternflies, how freshwater mussels help keep our rivers clean and why forensic scientists and law enforcement have teamed up to identify the skeletal remains of the unknown dead. Also, get a closer look at the Lumber River, which looks dead but is teeming with life.
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