A Greenland shark under the ice in Lancaster Sound ... the mechanisms that could explain the exceptional longevity of this giant fish, which can grow up to 5 meters long. Over the past decade ...

The Greenland shark is a slow-moving giant with an unbelievable lifespan—some living for over 400 years. Its biology is as bizarre as its icy, deep-sea home.

The Greenland shark is considered a vulnerable species due to climate change. Puzzled scientists are trying to figure out what a giant shark native to the Arctic was doing in considerably warmer ...

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But even though giant tortoises are known for their exceptionally long lives, they may be outranked by an elusive creature of the deep. The rarely seen Greenland shark is a sluggish creature ...

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 ...

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Special muscle metabolism plays a key role in the incredibly long lifespan of the Greenland shark that lives to about 500 years, according to a new study that may lead to better anti-ageing therapies.

Puzzled scientists are trying to figure out what a giant shark native to the Arctic ... Fisheries Department recently discovered a Greenland shark, which typically lives in the freezing waters ...