There are sharks alive today who were around when Isaac Newton was sitting under the apple tree, and it's all thanks to their slow metabolism ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus). And now, in a study published this week in Nature Communications, scientists dial in ...

A viral social media post has highlighted the Greenland shark, a species scientifically estimated to live for centuries, with some individuals potentially nearing 400 years old. This remarkable ...

Greenland sharks can live for hundreds of years, drifting through some of the coldest and darkest waters on Earth. Once dismissed as slow, clumsy and nearly blind, these deep-sea giants are now ...

When it comes to sharks, each species has their strengths. Whether it is their massive size, impressive jaws, or specialized tails, they all have something that works for them. Additionally, many of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maintaining perfect vision for 400 years is a biological achievement for the Greenland shark. Operating at 9,500 feet creates high ...

Previous research has suggested that Greenland sharks had impaired vision, so Fogg wasn’t expecting to discover anything ...