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 ...

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 the largest extant ...

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.

A genomic study may have revealed how Greenland sharks live for centuries and yet rarely get cancer. These sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) are slow-moving dwellers of the deep that can reach more ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...