The Sixth Extinction (Environmental News)
And rather less exciting as to the future of the planet, but very interesting indeed all the same, is the discovery that the Greenland shark might have a life expectancy of at least 400 years.
Imagine the stuff you'd see in 400 years. Obviously it lives deep down in the ocean and goes blind pretty early in life due to parasites eating its eyes, so I suspect its actual existence is a bit dull really, but still.
And rather less exciting as to the future of the planet, but very interesting indeed all the same, is the discovery that the Greenland shark might have a life expectancy of at least 400 years.
Imagine the stuff you'd see in 400 years. Obviously it lives deep down in the ocean and goes blind pretty early in life due to parasites eating its eyes, so I suspect its actual existence is a bit dull really, but still.
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