In Greenland's icy expanse, scientists unearthed 3.7-billion-year-old stromatolite fossils, the oldest evidence of life on ...

Prepare to be astonished! Scientists estimate that the Greenland shark can live for at least 250 years, with some individuals possibly reaching the remarkable age of 500 years. It seems they’ve ...

Greenland sharks can live for more than 500 years. Scientists worked this out by using radiocarbon dating on the shark’s eye lens nucleus. It's also thought that female Greenland sharks may only be ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Previous research has shown that the Greenland shark, which lives in the deep waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, has a lifespan extending to nearly 400 years.

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland is having a moment in the spotlight as U.S. President Donald Trump maneuvers to gain control of the mineral-rich Arctic country. Here are some facts and figures ...

Greenland relies heavily on an annual block grant from Denmark. In 2023, the grant was 4.144 billion kroner ($614.4 million), or about half of the Greenland government’s revenue and 20% of gross ...