Move over, bowhead whales! Scientists have discovered a new longevity champion: the Greenland shark. Using a technique borrowed from forensic science, researchers have determined that these deep ...

A Greenland shark was found at a coral reef off the coast of Belize. The shark, known as an "enigma to science," is half-blind and normally lives in the freezing Arctic and North Atlantic oceans ...

Close up image of a greenland shark taken at the floe edge of the Admiralty Inlet, Nunavut in December 2007. Spurce - Hemming1952, CC SA 4.0. Close up image of a greenland shark taken at the floe ...

What's True. 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 ...

The Greenland shark’s genome Greenland sharks grow at an extremely slow rate of less than 1 centimeter (0.4 inch) a year but eventually can reach more than 6 meters (about 20 feet) in length ...

The Greenland Shark is nowhere near as well-known as the Great White, but it ought to be. This shark species doesn’t wow us with its predatory skills (although it does have a bit of a funny way ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Scientists may finally understand how the Greenland shark lives for 400 years. While ...

The Greenland shark makes its home in the icy arctic waters around Greenland and Iceland. So researchers were shocked when they found one of the ocean giants apparently taking a tropical vacation ...

Surprising new research has revealed why the world's longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, has such a lengthy lifespan. The findings could have big implications for the species' future.

Scientists found a 100-year-old Greenland shark, a rarely seen deep sea animal, dead on beach near Nuuk, photos show. Photo from the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources Along an icy coast of ...

Mysteries surround the elusive Greenland shark, the longest-living vertebrate in the world. Researchers have new insight into the unique fish’s genetic makeup.

Scientists found a 100-year-old Greenland shark, a rarely seen deep sea animal, dead on beach near Nuuk, photos show. Photo from the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources Along an icy coast of ...