Learn how extreme longevity and deep-sea adaptations allow Greenland sharks to preserve vision for centuries.

The long-living sharks aren't as blind as once thought and have DNA repair mechanisms that may help prevent their vision from ...

The very, very long-lived Greenland sharks were long thought to be practically blind. But a new study finds that they not ...

New research shows how the Greenland shark’s heart keeps working for centuries by tolerating aging rather than avoiding it.

Greenland sharks maintain sharp vision for centuries, revealing powerful DNA repair and eye-protection strategies that may ...

Quick Take Maintaining perfect vision for 400 years is a biological achievement for the Greenland shark. Operating at 9,500 ...

Krawczyk, an associate professor at UC Irvine. “The shark is tracking the light — it’s fascinating.” The Greenland shark is ...

According to new research recently published in the journal Nature Communications, the Greenland shark retained its visual ...

In a UC Irvine office, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk studies a video that has changed her view of a deep-sea legend. “You see it ...

Greenland sharks use a unique DNA repair process to protect their eyesight, revealing clues about longevity and retinal preservation.

Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk sits in her office, eyes fixed on the computer monitor in front of her. "You see it move its eye," ...

Greenland sharks are a biological anomaly. The animals can grow to more than 20 feet long, weigh more than a ton and can live ...