The shark featured in the image is indeed a Greenland shark, a long-lived Arctic species that was the subject of a 2016 study. Throughout their research, scientists at the University of Copenhagen ...

Deep beneath the icy waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic, a mysterious predator glides silently through the darkness. The ...

We are always looking for ways to live longer. New research suggests that Greenland sharks might hold the key to human longevity. Instead, the shark’s enzyme activity changes with its environment. In ...

Scientists have mapped the genome of the Greenland shark, which could offer clues to the animal’s extreme longevity. By Jonathan Moens The Greenland shark is not exactly charismatic. Its hulking frame ...

New secrets have emerged about a rare bizarre shark believed to live up to 500 years — and they could hold crucial clues to increasing human life expectancy, scientists say. The elusive Greenland ...

The shark featured in the image is indeed a Greenland shark, a long-lived Arctic species that was the subject of a 2016 study. Throughout their research, scientists at the University of Copenhagen ...

Scientists have come one step closer to unraveling the age-defying secrets of the world's longest-living vertebrate: the Greenland shark. Understanding the biological mechanisms that facilitate this ...

Meet the longest-lived animal with a backbone. Scientists estimate that Greenland sharks live for around 250 years, but some may live as long as 500 years. These cold-water sharks not only eat sea ...

Greenland sharks can live to be nearly 400 years old. Hemming1952 via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Greenland sharks are large, mysterious creatures that roam the chilly waters of the north ...

There are Greenland sharks older than the United States. This deep sea species has an expected lifespan of at least 270 years. Some may live longer than 500 years. And biologists have identified an ...