In an experiment in the South China Sea, scientists dropped a cow carcass into the ocean to investigate what would happen and ...

The Greenland shark—the world's longest-living vertebrate—is most often associated with cold Arctic waters. However, a new ...

Many Greenland sharks suffer from parasitic copepods that cloud their eyes, effectively making them blind. The Greenland ...

While humans have evolved through Renaissance, Industrial Revolution, and Digital Age, these ancient mariners have continued their slow, methodical existence largely unchanged. Their exceptional ...

Unlike many other sharks, the Greenland shark has relatively small fins compared to its massive body, with a short, rounded snout and small eyes that often host parasitic copepods. Perhaps most ...

Unlike many other sharks, the Greenland shark has relatively small fins compared to its massive body, with a short, rounded snout and small eyes that often host parasitic copepods. Perhaps most ...

Meet the longest-lived animal with a backbone. Scientists estimate that Greenland sharks live for around 250 years, but some may live as long as 500 years. These cold-water sharks not only eat sea ...

Scientists have uncovered new genetic clues behind the extraordinary lifespan of the Greenland shark, a species that can live for up to 400 years. Researchers from the University of Tokyo have ...