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Reef Rescue Preview

Scientists race to help corals adapt to warming oceans through assisted evolution.

Aired 04/21/2021

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Reef Rescue Preview

Preview: Season 48 Episode 4 | 28sVideo has Closed Captions

Scientists race to help corals adapt to warming oceans through assisted evolution.

If oceans continue to warm at the current pace, coral reefs could be wiped out by the end of the century. But scientists from around the globe are rushing to help corals adapt to a changing climate through assisted evolution.

Aired 04/21/2021

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Scientists Breed a New Generation of "Super Corals"

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Coral reefs are in crisis as ocean heatwaves are draining them of life. (4m 45s)

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