The longest living vertebrate on Earth may have a thing or two to teach us about maintaining our eyesight into old age. New ...

Scientists have recently turned their attention to the DNA of an ancient predator, the shark, in the fight against cancer. The remarkable biological resilience of sharks, honed over hundreds of ...

Greenland sharks possess a DNA repair mechanism that maintains vision over centuries, preventing retinal degeneration despite extreme conditions. The sharks' visual system is well-adapted to dim light ...

Greenland sharks maintain sharp vision for centuries, revealing powerful DNA repair and eye-protection strategies that may inspire future approaches to lifelong human eyesight.

The Greenland shark is thought to live for about 400 years but somehow its eyes appear to barely deteriorate, according to a new study that has implications for human health.

“You see it move its eye,” says Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, an associate professor at UC Irvine. “The shark is tracking the ...

Every year, thousands of shark and ray fins are smuggled across international borders, hidden in plain sight in shipping containers or mislabeled among other cargo. For authorities tasked with ...