US EditionPhoto of Greenland shark labeled "392 years old" spreads—here's the truth
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Nature never ceases to amaze humanity, as the Arctic Ocean hides biological secrets that defy the passage of time. A group of scientists identified a Greenland shark, a rare subspecies of these marine giants, whose estimated age is around 399 years. This finding positions it as one of the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet and led the public to think about all the things that happened on the planet in those nearly four centuries that the an…
For decades the same idea was repeated, in the frozen waters of Antarctica there were no sharks. That phrase has just staggered after an underwater camera first filmed a sleeping shark in the Antarctic Ocean, about 490 meters deep and in water just over a degree above zero. The finding comes from images captured in January 2025 near the South Shetland Islands and now spread by an international team. The device belongs to the Deep Water Research …
The “392-Year-Old Shark” Story Is Everywhere Online, But Researchers Say Its Age Isn’t What You Think
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 mysterious deep-sea creatures. But researchers say the specific apex predator in the widely shared photo has no confirmed age. The confusion stems from legitimate scientific research showing that they can live for centuries, making them the longest-lived k…
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