The frilled shark, also called the lizard shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus), is one of the ocean’s most ancient species. Its appearance and primitive features have barely changed since the Cretaceous ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Humans, under optimal conditions, can live to an age of 100 ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of evolution’s most haunting survivors. Long before forests reshaped Earth’s ...

Sharks are famous for being dangerous hunters, but their story is not limited to that. These creatures have been around for over 400 million years, and their survival depends on strange, smart, and ...