In a discovery that has stunned the scientific world, researchers have found that the Greenland shark (Somniosus ...

Greenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrates, some of them centuries old, a 2016 study revealed. But an April 24 Facebook post about one shark is misleading users. "This is a 392 year old ...

A small Greenland shark, less than 5 feet (1.5 meters) long, was seen inside Scott Inlet on northern Baffin Island. (Image credit: Brynn Devine) Greenland sharks arrived at 80 percent of our ...

The Greenland shark is the world’s longest living vertebrate.It can live for 400 years—twice the age of the longest-living land animal, the giant tortoise.There could be an individual in the ...

What's True. The shark featured in the image is indeed a Greenland shark, a long-lived Arctic species that was the subject of a 2016 study. Throughout their research, scientists at the University ...

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 ...

Using this information, the scientists determined the shark’s age to be ~50 years in 2012. The remaining 25 larger sharks were almost certainly born prior to the detonation of nuclear bombs.

Scientists say they have found a Greenland shark that is about 400 years old - making it the longest-living vertebrate known.

Scientists say they have found a Greenland shark that is about 400 years old - making it the longest-living vertebrate known.

A rare Greenland shark that washed up on a U.K. beach is thought to be at least 100 ... according to the 2016 study. The animals continue to grow as they age, and adults can be up to 24 ...