A 500-year-old shark, a $7 million study, and a baffling disappearance—what happened? Scientists spent years tracking ...

Scientists have uncovered new genetic clues behind the extraordinary lifespan of the Greenland shark, a species that can live ...

The mysterious deep sea creature the Greenland shark swims around in the 'midnight zone, and new footage has revealed it in ...

There is no need to look further than Earth to find plants and animals that live extremely long lives, says one reader ...

Greenland sharks are thought to have lifespans that can reach 400 years. Building upon previous work, University of Tokyo-led ...

The mysterious Greenland shark has an unusually long lifespan, and scientists are beginning to think they finally know why.

A first-ever analysis of the whole Greenland shark genome gives researchers a couple of clues to their longevity.

The Greenland shark likes to stick around, with some estimates suggesting a lifespan of more than 500 years – and a new study ...

A genomic study may have revealed how Greenland sharks live for centuries and yet rarely get cancer.

While sequencing a Greenland shark’s genome, researchers in Japan discovered multiple copies of genes that might help explain why the animals don’t often get cancer, reports New Scientist’s ...

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. It is the largest extant ...