Scientists may have just cracked the code to live longer without developing any tumors. A new genomic study has revealed how Greenland sharks, one of the most enigmatic creatures in the world, can ...

A new genomic study of Greenland sharks has revealed how they have one of the longest lifespans among animals, spanning centuries, without developing any tumors. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed findings ...

Sharks have been around for millions of years. They are one of the dinosaur relatives still alive today, and ancestors of sharks are even known to predate dinosaurs. Megalodons, the most famous ...

Beneath polar waters, the Greenland shark existed on a timescale almost impossible to comprehend. We explored how its slow growth and frozen habitat allowed some individuals to survive for centuries, ...

Greenland sharks are thought to have lifespans that can reach 400 years. Building upon previous work, University of Tokyo-led researchers have now sequenced a chromosome-level genome of the Greenland ...

Meet the longest-lived animal with a backbone. Scientists estimate that Greenland sharks live for around 250 years, but some may live as long as 500 years. These cold-water sharks not only eat sea ...

The Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus), who are the world's longest-living vertebrate and one of the world's longest-living animals. The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is no ...

CNN — The Greenland shark makes its home in the icy arctic waters around Greenland and Iceland. So researchers were shocked when they found one of the ocean giants apparently taking a tropical ...

The Greenland shark – the world's longest-living vertebrate – is most often associated with cold Arctic waters. However, a new international study led by researchers from the Greenland Institute of ...

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