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 Greenland shark alive today could have been swimming ... There have been no recorded attacks on humans, likely due to the sharks’ preference for deep water and their elusive nature.

An international team of physiologists including The University of Manchester’s Dr Holly Shiels has returned from Greenland ... “The local people we met had a great deal of knowledge of the shark, ...

A Greenland shark was found on a beach in Cornwall. A rare type of shark which has not been seen in British waters for nine years has been spotted on a Cornish beach. The shark was found dead on ...