This was the first time a Greenland shark was reported in the western Caribbean, researchers said. This species of shark is typically found in the Arctic and thousands of feet below the ocean surface.

After conferring with several Greenland shark experts, the final determination was that it was definitely in the sleeper shark family — and because of its large size, it was most likely a ...

A Greenland shark was found at a coral reef off the coast of Belize. The shark, known as an "enigma to science," is half-blind and normally lives in the freezing Arctic and North Atlantic oceans ...

Mysteries surround the elusive Greenland shark, the longest-living vertebrate in the world. Researchers have new insight into the unique fish’s genetic makeup.

The Greenland shark’s genome Greenland sharks grow at an extremely slow rate of less than 1 centimeter (0.4 inch) a year but eventually can reach more than 6 meters (about 20 feet) in length ...

An individual Greenland shark can be almost 500 years old, making it the oldest vertebrate on the planet. ... Strong currents and winds have made it a graveyard for fishing boats.

Move over, bowhead whales! Scientists have discovered a new longevity champion: the Greenland shark. Using a technique borrowed from forensic science, researchers have determined that these deep ...

The Greenland shark’s genome Greenland sharks grow at an extremely slow rate of less than 1 centimeter (0.4 inch) a year but eventually can reach more than 6 meters (about 20 feet) in length ...

Greenland sharks are massive, growing as long as 24 feet (7.3 metres) and weighing up to 2,645 pounds (1,200 kg). However, they grow at a very slow rate, gaining only about 1 centimetre in length ...