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

“At first, I was sure it was something else, like a six gill shark that are well known from deep waters off coral reefs,” Devanshi Kasana, a Ph.D. candidate in FlU’s Predator Ecology and ...

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 ...

In the Caribbean Sea, scientists unexpectedly spotted an ancient Greenland shark, a creature known for dwelling far off, in the icy Arctic.

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 ...

Everything about the Greenland shark seems to be slow: these long-bodied animals swim slowly, grow slowly and reach maturity slowly.Their maturity rate is so sluggish, in fact, that scientists ...

How to catch an enormous Greenland shark. In 2021, Arne Sahm decided to hunt for clues behind the sharks’ long life; not just to learn about the shark, but also to potentially compare them to ...

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.

Records of trade with shark livers in Greenland during 1850– 1938 estimate annual shark landings of up to 44,000 individuals and up to 800 tons of shark liver. MORE FROM FORBES ADVISOR Best ...

Surprising new research has revealed why the world's longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, has such a lengthy lifespan. The findings could have big implications for the species' future.

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 ...