Data shows that while retention bans are a positive first step, they alone won’t be sufficient to stop the ongoing decline.

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The mysterious deep sea creature the Greenland shark swims around in the 'midnight zone, and new footage has revealed it in ...

Scientists have uncovered new genetic clues behind the extraordinary lifespan of the Greenland shark, a species that can live ...

New research shows that some great hammerhead sharks are homebodies. Scientists studying great hammerheads around Andros in ...

Greenland sharks are large, mysterious creatures that roam the chilly waters of the north Atlantic and Arctic oceans. These elusive animals are considered the longest-living vertebrates on the planet, ...

Greenland sharks are thought to have lifespans that can reach 400 years. Building upon previous work, University of Tokyo-led ...

Sharks worldwide are imperiled by overfishing. Yet experts disagree on whether policies in Florida and the U.S. aimed at protecting sharks have in fact done the opposite. In Part I of this three-part ...

A first-ever analysis of the whole Greenland shark genome gives researchers a couple of clues to their longevity.