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 ...
The longest-living vertebrates in the world are Greenland sharks. They live for up to 400 years deep down in the waters of ...
Greenland sharks maintain sharp vision for centuries, revealing powerful DNA repair and eye-protection strategies that may inspire future approaches to lifelong human eyesight.
Krawczyk, an associate professor at UC Irvine. “The shark is tracking the light — it’s fascinating.” The Greenland shark is ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research suggests Greenland sharks keep low-light vision for centuries, hinting at DNA repair clues for eye health. (CREDIT: ...
(A large greenland shark swimming slowly in deep, dark water. Credit: Hemming1952 / Wikimedia Commons.) In the frigid, dark depths of the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans, you may find huge, lethargic ...
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, ...
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.