For a long time, scientists have had a hard time determining exactly why a Greenland shark is able to live for so long.

The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is a deep-sea dweller known for its astonishing lifespan. Recent studies suggest that these sharks can live for over 400 years, making them one of the ...

In the first detailed map of the Greenland shark's (Somniosus microcephalus) genome, researchers led by the University of Tokyo found genetic traits that protect against cancer, reduce inflammation, ...

Unlike animals, plants do not possess an adaptive immune system with antibodies or T cells to fight viral infections. Instead, they rely on the RNA silencing system, which serves as their innate ...

Table 1. Summary of the number of Temperature-Conductivity (T-S), Temperature-Conductivity-Fluorescence (T-S-F), and Temperature (T) only tags deployed on animals between 2007 and 2021. In November ...

Narwhals have not been held successfully in captivity. Six whales were captured in 1969-70 for exhibit in public aquaria and all died within four months, likely of pneumonia (Newman 1970; Reeves 1977) ...