The mysterious Greenland shark has an unusually long lifespan, and scientists are beginning to think they finally know why.

Scientists have uncovered new genetic clues behind the extraordinary lifespan of the Greenland shark, a species that can live ...

The mysterious deep sea creature the Greenland shark swims around in the 'midnight zone, and new footage has revealed it in ...

The Greenland shark likes to stick around, with some estimates suggesting a lifespan of more than 500 years – and a new study ...

These large, mysterious creatures are the longest-living vertebrates on the planet—and their genomes could contain clues to ...

A first-ever analysis of the whole Greenland shark genome gives researchers a couple of clues to their longevity.

Greenland sharks are thought to have lifespans that can reach 400 years. University of Tokyo-led researchers have now ...

A genomic study may have revealed how Greenland sharks live for centuries and yet rarely get cancer.

Greenland sharks, with lifespans of up to 400 years, are the longest-living animals on Earth. They inhabit the cold depths of ...

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 the largest extant ...