Did you know there’s an ancient seagrass meadow off Western Australia?
In Shark Bay, a single clone of seagrass called Posidonia australis has been growing uninterrupted for roughly 4,500 years. It sprawls over 180 square kilometres underwater, yet genetically it’s just one plant. For context, it started sprouting around when the Great Pyramid was being built, and it’s still out there doing its thing.
Did you know there’s an ancient seagrass meadow off Western Australia?
In Shark Bay, a single clone of seagrass called Posidonia australis has been growing uninterrupted for roughly 4,500 years. It sprawls over 180 square kilometres underwater, yet genetically it’s just one plant. For context, it started sprouting around when the Great Pyramid was being built, and it’s still out there doing its thing.