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

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

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

Scientists have come one step closer to unraveling the age-defying secrets of the world's longest-living vertebrate: the Greenland shark. Understanding the biological mechanisms that facilitate this ...

Sharks are some of the ocean's top predators. In fact, sharks and their relatives were the first vertebrate predators on Earth. Shark fossils date back more than 400 million years -- that means sharks ...

Research has shown that pelagic sharks tend to have longer, narrower fins compared to their benthic relatives, which typically possess shorter, rounded fins. A key to understanding how sharks navigate ...

The deep sea also harbours some of the most intriguing and alien-like species in existence, yet for several centuries, these ...

The epaulette shark’s ability to “walk” on land gives it a distinct survival advantage and traces its lineage back to the Jurassic period. When most people picture a shark, they likely imagine a sleek ...

Scientists say they have decoded the genome of Earth's largest predatory fish, detecting numerous genetic traits that help explain its remarkable evolutionary success.

"Sharks are the top predators in many marine ecosystems. But tales of the killer instincts and fearsomely sharp senses of these hunters can obscure their full life histories. In fact, sharks are ...

Deep-sea fossils have long fascinated scientists, offering glimpses into the ancient past and revealing the mysteries of prehistoric life. Recent discoveries of shark fossils in deep-sea environments, ...

A pod of killer whales, Orcinus orca, in the North Pacific. (U.S. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) (CN) — One day last summer, two observational vessels encountered a gruesome scene off ...