A Greenland shark swimming through the North Atlantic today may have been alive before the modern world existed. Researchers have confirmed that some of these sharks were born in the 1600s, making ...

In the waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic, a remarkable creature glides silently through the darkness. The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) isn't just another marine predator; it's a ...

Sharks are famous for being dangerous hunters, but their story is not limited to that. These creatures have been around for ...

The Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus), who are the world's longest-living vertebrate and one of the world's longest-living animals. The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is no ...

You probably grew up with Shark Week and Jaws, so you think you know the score: don't swim at dawn, avoid chum, and if you see a dorsal fin, get out. But the reality of what’s happening in the deep is ...

Close up image of a greenland shark taken at the floe edge of the Admiralty Inlet, Nunavut. Can living organisms truly maintain themselves, down to their most delicate tissues, for centuries? This ...

Greenland sharks are a biological anomaly. The animals can grow to more than 20 feet long, weigh more than a ton and can live for nearly 400 years, making the species the longest-living vertebrate on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research suggests Greenland sharks keep low-light vision for centuries, hinting at DNA repair clues for eye health. (CREDIT: ...

They move slowly, live deep below the surface, and some of them have been alive since before the Industrial Revolution. However, for as long as they’ve been around, there are still many things we’re ...

Greenland sharks are spilling new secrets about antiaging. In the deep, dark waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic, these ghostly giants — which can live for centuries — have hit upon a few tricks ...

Greenland sharks are thought to live between 250 and 500 years – but their hearts show signs of severe age-related disease even when the sharks are just 150 years old. Alessandro Cellerino, at Scuola ...