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Dr. Mara Mulrooney wants to debunk Jared Diamondâs famous assertion that the people of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, committed âenvironmental suicide.â
Itâs a disease known as âsea star wasting syndromeâ and it causes a starfishâs arms to literally escape from their bodies. The appendages detach and then just âwalkâ away.
After 17 years underground, billions of cicadas are about to emerge all over the East Coast. Although they might be harmless, they'll outnumber humans 600 to 1. Louis Sorkin from the Museum of Natural History joins us to tell us what we need to know.