A viral social media post has highlighted the Greenland shark, a species scientifically estimated to live for centuries, with ...

Scientists explore whether the visual system of the world’s longest-living vertebrate could provide clues about fostering ...

The longest-living vertebrates in the world are Greenland sharks. They live for up to 400 years deep down in the waters of ...

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 new analysis of the eyes of some of the longest-lived animals on Earth could provide molecular clues about long-lasting vision. A team of researchers from the US, Switzerland, and Denmark has now ...

Greenland sharks are spilling new secrets about antiaging.

Greenland sharks are mysterious, deep-dwelling creatures that can live to be an average of 272 years old. Footage courtesy: Brynn Devine ...

Maintaining perfect vision for 400 years is a biological achievement for the Greenland shark. Operating at 9,500 feet creates high-pressure conditions that typically trigger retinal DNA fragmentation.

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 5, 2026 — 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 ...

Greenland sharks are thought to live between 250 and 500 years – but their hearts show signs of severe age-related disease even when the sharks are just 150 years old. Alessandro Cellerino, at Scuola ...

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 ...

In a UC Irvine office, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk studies a video that has changed her view of a deep-sea legend. “You see it move its eye,” says the University of California, Irvine associate ...