The Greenland Shark can live for over 400 years, making it one of the oldest vertebrates on Earth. This incredible deep-sea ...

Because the Greenland shark lives in the dim depths of the ocean and is often infested with parasites that attach to its eyes ...

A viral image circulating on social media claims to show a 392-year-old Greenland shark discovered in the Arctic Ocean. The striking figure has fueled fascination with one of the planet’s most ...

Greenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrate known to science, topping out at more than 400 years old, and scientists have largely believed they were nearly blind. But new research suggests they ...

When you picture a shark, you probably think of a large, powerful predator cruising the open ocean. But how did sharks become so diverse? A new study I led investigated the evolution of body shape in ...

As sea ice melts, more light will infiltrate the Arctic Ocean, allowing phytoplankton and other marine life to flourish – or so we thought. In fact, phytoplankton growth in some parts of the Arctic is ...

New research suggests the Arctic may be approaching a critical threshold. Here's what scientists are predicting – and why it matters.

The Arctic Ocean may have crossed a dangerous tipping point. Scientists say the rapid disappearance of sea ice is triggering a hidden chemical shift that is stripping the ocean of nitrate — a nutrient ...