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What Happens When You Zap Coral With The World's Most Powerful X-ray Laser?

See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small.

What Happens When You Zap Coral With The World's Most Powerful X-ray Laser?

Season 2 Episode 3 | 2m 49s | CC

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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