Greenland sharks have been identified as the longest-living vertebrates on Earth, potentially reaching ages of up to 500 ...

The Greenland shark holds the title as the longest-lived vertebrate on Earth, with some individuals potentially reaching 500 ...

What’s more, these slow-growing creatures don’t reach reproductive age until around 150 years old. Measuring the Greenland shark’s growth rate is challenging because individuals are rarely ...

Certain creatures like the black corals and tuatara have been thriving on Earth since centuries. In the animal kingdom, most of the longest-living species are found in the oceans.

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 ...

Some animals can live to a startlingly old age, from the famous 392-year-old “Greenland shark” to a 190-year-old tortoise in the Seychelles. Two science studies published recently brings us closer to ...

The purpose of the mission was to understand more about the Greenland shark, a top predator in the Arctic, which lives for more than 272 years, and possibly even more than 400. Scientists know that it ...

A Greenland shark was found on a beach in Cornwall. A rare type of shark which has not been seen in British waters for nine years has been spotted on a Cornish beach. The shark was found dead on ...