The Greenland shark, one of the longest-living vertebrates on Earth, has baffled scientists for years with its ability to survive for centuries. Some individuals alive today may have been swimming ...

The Greenland shark lives in one of the most extreme environments. Temperatures frequently fall below zero, yet this shark thrives. It’s predicted that this shark could live to 200 years old ...

Measuring the Greenland shark’s growth rate is challenging because individuals are rarely recaptured. However, one shark tagged in 1936 had only grown 2.3 inches when it reappeared 16 years later.

Previous research has shown that the Greenland shark, which lives in the deep waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, has a lifespan extending to nearly 400 years. It is one of the largest ...

THE world's "most mysterious" shark that lives for 400 years has been spotted lurking off the UK's coast. Greenland sharks are have conquered longevity to the point they could hold the key to ...

The longevity secret of the Greenland shark, known as the longest-living vertebrate on Earth, has been revealed. There are many genes closely related to cancer that regulate immune responses ...

Experts have been examining the Greenland shark found dead off the Cornish coastExperts have been examining the Greenland shark found dead off the Cornish coast ...

While sequencing a Greenland shark’s genome, researchers in Japan discovered multiple copies of genes that might help explain why the animals don’t often get cancer, reports New Scientist’s ...

Nielsen and his colleagues found that the estimated age of a Greenland shark was over 272 years, though some models suggested that the upper age limit could be nearly 500 years. Its discovery ...