GUARDIAN | Environment
Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks
失明、行动缓慢且寿命500年之久——真是如此吗？科学家如何揭开格陵兰鲨鱼的秘密
The scientific community has two long held key beliefs about Greenland sharks – they are the oldest living vertebrates and they are functionally blind.
2026-01-22 1137词 晦涩
However, this month, scientists made a groundbreaking discovery: the sharks are not, in fact, blind. The newly published findings upend commonly held beliefs and expose the challenges of studying a shark that has long resisted the reaches of science. But the disruptive nature of the research also underscores the challenges scientists face in predicting how a rapidly changing climate might harm or help the elusive fish.
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