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scientificinquirer.bsky.social
Greenland sharks live for centuries—but how? 🦈 Their eyes show signs of DNA repair and minimal aging, while their hearts endure damage yet keep working. A wild mix of repair and resilience. #Longevity #GreenlandShark scientificinquirer.com/2026/01/29/d...
Dryly humorous black-and-white illustration of an ancient Greenland shark swimming calmly in dark Arctic water, its large eye appearing clear and alert under a magnifying-glass effect. The shark studies an open book while, nearby, a battered, scarred heart—stitched, bandaged, and walking with a cane—struggles along, highlighting the contrast between well-preserved vision and a damaged yet still-functioning heart.
February 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
pierredelaroche.bsky.social
Very happy to have been invited by @liberation.fr to comment on a new study showing that the Greenland shark is not blind. 🦈🔬

Très heureux d’avoir été convié par Libération à commenter la nouvelle étude montrant que le requin du Groenland n’est pas aveugle.

#GreenlandShark
liberation.fr Libération @liberation.fr · 7d
Selon une étude de référence, le requin du Groenland peut vivre plus de 250 ans, peut-être même jusqu'à 400 ans. Et finalement, non, il n'est pas aveugle : son système visuel semble conçu pour durer des siècles.
Non, le requin du Groenland n’est pas aveugle, il pourrait même nous aider à guérir nos maladies oculaires
L’étude des infatigables yeux de ce poisson géant pourrait s’avérer utile pour lutter contre certaines maladies humaines comme le glaucome et la dégénérescence maculaire.
www.liberation.fr
February 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM
joeymaier.bsky.social
🦈 #shark

Further coverage, this time from The Guardian, of new research showing that the #GreenlandShark has better vision than expected

Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks | Sharks | The Guardian share.google/zTZysqdxqtDU...
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
joeymaier.bsky.social
🦈 #shark

The #Greenlandshark is famous for eyeball parasites, but it seems the still have better vision than expected

"Our findings support the presence of a preserved and functional visual system in the adult Greenland shark"

share.google/e0a3anPICaO5...
The visual system of the longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark - Nature Communications
The Greenland shark, the longest-living vertebrate, inhabits the dim, frigid depths of the Arctic Ocean. Despite its extreme lifespan, this study finds that its vision remains intact and well-adapted ...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
drdorotask.bsky.social
Thank you @ucirvinemedschool.bsky.social for highlighting our work! #aging #vision #GreenlandShark
ucirvinemedschool.bsky.social UC Irvine School of Medicine @ucirvinemedschool.bsky.social · Jan 9
🦈👀 Eye-opening research about Greenland sharks — the longest-living vertebrate — may lead to new ways of preserving vision as we age! Learn more about this research by
@drdorotask.bsky.social at @ucirvine.bsky.social: bit.ly/450mCYD
Researcher in a laboratory.
January 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM
somewhatnatural.bsky.social
Proper Santa
Merry Christmas! I wish you all happiness and safety, love, good health and good fortune now and in the upcoming year!
#webcomics #somewhatnaturalcomics #comic #comics #digitalart #krita #art #funny #animal #christmas #xmas #santaclaus #polarbear #greenlandshark #harrythecarnivore
December 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
rsb.org.uk
Could some Greenland sharks live for nearly a thousand years?

Greenland shark expert Professor John Fleng Steffensen talked to #TheBiologist about the world’s longest-living vertebrates.

Read the full article: thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-fe...

#GreenlandShark #MarineBiology
Very cold and very old
How old can sharks live to be?
thebiologist.rsb.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
twicethekid.bsky.social
Holkeri
fanart for @mustardsprite of their story Weird Fishes which you can find here archiveofourown.org/works/717654...
#bg3fanart #bg3astarion #fanartoffanfiction
#bloodweave #greenlandshark
Baldur’s Gate 3’s Astarion. He is wearing a red long sleeve shirt that says “ohwow” on it. He is holding a can of Holkeri (Greenland shark) in his hand like the shamwow guy. There is a mascot of a Greenland shark behind him with a tear in its eye. There is text overlay that says “Holkeri, it’s Greenland shark. Hey, maybe it’s Mystra!”
December 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
themestimes.bsky.social
A Greenland shark has been found to be nearly 400 years old, making it the longest-living vertebrate ever documented.

#GreenlandShark #Longevity #MarineScience #Conservation #OceanLife
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
grrlscientist.bsky.social
How Nuclear Fallout Helped Identify Longest-Lived Vertebrate On Earth

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#NuclearFallout☢️ #GreenlandShark🦈 #Ageing #Lifespan #evolution #ecology grrlscientist.substack.com/p/how-nuclea...
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
biohackingnews.org
🦈 A shark that may live 500 years is rewriting what scientists think aging can do. Its genome shows how repair beats damage over decades.

#longevity #biohacking #aging #healthspan #GreenlandShark

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A Shark That Lives 500 Years Could Rewrite Human Aging Science
New research shows the Greenland shark may live 400 to 500 years. Its genome reveals insights into DNA repair, inflammation control, and human longevity.
biohackingnews.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
lazarou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Still get over how long the Greenland Shark lives, fucking bastard.

It's wasted on them, ...needed for us, ...to break that 70 year cycle of human foolishness, and for other things....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark#Life_history

#longevity #greenlandshark
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
mrhughshistory.bsky.social
Mr. Hugh’s History: Archives!
August 14th

With a bit of help from a fellow ocean dweller, Mr. Hugh considers a familiar theme -time- and its role in how we experience our lives.

#history #time #sharks #altcomics #webcomics #consciousness #greenlandshark #oceans
August 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
melusinec.bsky.social
A female Greenland shark was found to be around 400 years old. She’s been swimming through the cold ocean depths since the 1600s, long before cars, phones, electricity, or even the idea of modern life existed.

#shark #timeless #greenland #greenlandshark #old #ancient #fish #nature
August 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
michaelcpaul.bsky.social
Happy #sharkweek, Day 7.

For today’s viewing pleasure, a infographic on the Greenland shark.

#sharks #cartoon #illustration #mikepaulart #mikepaulillustrated #savesharks #sharkweek2025 #greenlandshark
July 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
themestimes.bsky.social
The Greenland shark, found in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, is the world’s longest-living vertebrate. These incredible creatures grow so slowly—just 1 cm per year—that they don’t even reach maturity until about 150 years of age.

#GreenlandShark #LongestLivingAnimal #MarineLife
July 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
scientificworld93.bsky.social
Discover the secrets behind the Greenland shark’s astonishing 400-year lifespan. Explore how science unraveled the mystery of Earth’s longest-living vertebrate. #GreenlandShark #OceanMysteries #MarineBiology #LongevityScience #400YearOldShark #DeepSeaSecrets #OldestVertebrate
Greenland Shark: The Longest-Living Vertebrate on Earth
Discover how Greenland sharks live over 400 years. Explore the secrets behind their slow growth, icy habitat and unique biology that defies aging.
www.scientificworldinfo.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
skybuster98.bsky.social
#FishyFriday the Greenland sharks (Somniosus Microcephalus) can live up to 500 years thanks to a very slow metabolism and the cold Arctic ocean they inhabit! 🦈❄️🌊

#Greenlandshark #Shark #savesharks #fish #ocean #sealife #AnimalArt #JulyArty #Artyear #Art
July 4, 2025 at 5:11 AM
mnhnovascotia.bsky.social
The “Great” #WhiteShark, #BlueShark, #PorbeagleShark, #ShortfinMakoShark, #GreenlandShark, and #SpinDogfish are the common species of shark that frequent #NovaScotia. Larger sharks aid serving as apex predators.
#Sharks could have as many as 20,000 to 50,000 teeth replaced during their lifespan.
Umbrae background of light to dark blue. Orange text, Take the Plunge The Atlantic Ocean: Celebrate, Learn, & Conserve. A White Shark swimming through bubbles of air. Image of underneath the shark, showing the wide side fins and light reflecting of the tail fin. Black background with a muted brown- grey Greenland shark. A Porbeagle Shark breaking the surface of the water.
June 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
jigsawjemini.bsky.social
I learned that there was a shark species that has an estimated gestation period of 9-18 years. Then I thought, “Is it still May? Yeah, it’s still May.”
#furry #furryart #shark #greenlandshark #mayternity
May 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
louiseblight.bsky.social
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada just met to assess 16 species. Snowy Owl was among those we assessed as Threatened.

cosewic.ca/index.php/en...

#COSEWIC #birds #conservation #wildlife #GreenlandShark

📷: #SnowyOwl in Sidney, Canada, 2021
May 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
factsbybriggs.bsky.social
Greenland Sharks Longest-Living Vertebrates 🦈 ⁉️🦈
#greenlandshark #greenland #shark #facts
May 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
novogene-europe.bsky.social
Did you know that the Greenland shark has the longest known lifespan of any vertebrate, living up to 400 years, and its genome provides clues to longevity?

Learn how sequencing DNA can empower your own research: bit.ly/4iGQX2z

#GreenlandShark #Genomics #Longevity #MarineBiology #GeneticResearch
March 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
purescience.news
The Genome of The Greenland Shark Reveals The Secrets to Its Longevity #Science #Biology #Genetics #GreenlandShark #Longevity #Genomics
The Genome of The Greenland Shark Reveals The Secrets to Its Longevity
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purescience.news
March 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
thatfishchick.bsky.social
Fun fact, Greenland sharks are purported to be the longest living vertebrate with some estimates ranging in 200+ years #greenlandshark #liberalfacts
A dark grey shark, the Greenland shark, descending into darkness. Text in the upper half reads "Them : You'll get more conservative as you get older." Text below the shark reads "Me : hasn't happened yet, not likely to happen ever."
January 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM