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What Happens When You Zap Coral With The World's Most Powerful X-ray Laser?
Season 2
Episode 3
Some corals look like undersea gardens, gently blowing in the breeze. Others look like alien brains. But in their skeletons are clues that promise to give scientists a detailed picture of the weather from 500 years ago.
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