The incredible Greenland shark can live for 500 years or more. They are as big as great white sharks, but extremely ...

For a long time, scientists have had a hard time determining exactly why a Greenland shark is able to live for so long. Especially because their lifespan is significantly longer t ...

Measuring the Greenland shark’s growth rate is challenging because individuals are rarely recaptured. However, one shark tagged in 1936 had only grown 2.3 inches when it reappeared 16 years later.

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 ...

The exceptional longevity of Greenland sharks can be attributed to several factors, such as the frigid waters. It slows their metabolism, a trait often linked to longer life spans.

Ju Shardlow: Look up the list of the most misunderstood foods in the world, and fermented shark is probably on it. But here in the west of Iceland, it is a regional delicacy. It's Greenland shark ...

Did you know the world’s most mysterious shark' can be found in British waters? Greenland sharks are the second largest species of carnivorous shark after the great white. Greenland sharks ...

Experts have been examining the Greenland shark found dead off the Cornish coastExperts have been examining the Greenland shark found dead off the Cornish coast ...

This has less to do with the behavior of the Greenland shark and more to do with where it lives. Greenland sharks swim in frigid waters where humans can’t survive. Greenland sharks live in the ...

The Greenland shark lives in one of the most extreme environments. Temperatures frequently fall below zero, yet this shark thrives. It’s predicted that this shark could live to 200 years old ...