Are Sharks Really Older Than the North Star

If you ve spent enough time on the internet, you may have stumbled upon the fact that sharks are older than Polaris, aka the North Star. But are they really It turns out the truth is a little more complicated. Hosted by: Reid Reimer (he, him) Credit correction: Writer: James M. Gaines Editor: JD Voyek Fact Check: Heather Hess Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Harrison Mills, Jaap Westera, Jason A, Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jeremy Mattern, Kevin Bealer, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet SciShow Tangents Podcast: TikTok: Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: , SciShow, science, education, learning, complexly Sources: Image Sources: