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

New species of shark, sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water bear, octocoral, and shrimp were just some of the marine ...

These large, mysterious creatures are the longest-living vertebrates on the planet—and their genomes could contain clues to ...

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

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

The shark’s ability to maintain genomic stability over centuries may be attributed to a suite of enhanced DNA repair enzymes.

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

The yet-to-be peer-reviewed findings may help find new treatments for cancer and therapies to boost lifespan in humans, scientists say. Previous research has shown that the Greenland shark, which ...

Churchill, Canada — Here on the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists, photographers and scientists like Geoff York. Buggies traverse the ...

NORMAN, Okla. — Giant cyclones of snow and ice are breaking up thin ice in the Arctic, leading to rapid ice loss events, and it’s happening more now than ever before. A scientist at OU ...