Described by one researcher as looking ‘already dead’, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planet ...
A Greenland shark swimming through the North Atlantic today may have been alive before the modern world existed. Researchers ...
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Greenland sharks can survive for centuries in the dark, and they could hold clues to preserving human vision
The longest-living vertebrates in the world are Greenland sharks. They live for up to 400 years deep down in the waters of ...
In the waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic, a remarkable creature glides silently through the darkness. The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) isn't just another marine predator; it's a ...
A new study finds Greenland sharks retain functional vision for over 100 years, challenging the belief that the world’s longest-living vertebrate is nearly blind.
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk sits in her office, eyes fixed on the computer monitor in front of her. "You see it move its eye," says the UC Irvine associate professor of physiology and biophysics, ...
In the cold, dark depths of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans swims one of the planet’s most mysterious and ancient creatures. The Greenland shark, a sluggish predator with a ghostly gray body and ...
A new study on blue sharks shows that their movement patterns in the open ocean are closely linked to internal energy stores ...
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