For most of modern history, the story of human life expectancy has been one of almost uninterrupted progress. Sanitation, vaccines, surgical advances, and better nutrition pushed average lifespans ...

Birthday cakes would need to come with fire extinguishers if these two world leaders have their way. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were caught on a hot mike this ...

Will a human ever celebrate a 150th birthday? You bet, says Stephen Austad, a biology of ageing researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Austad is so sure that life expectancy is poised ...

Some biohackers dream of a future where organ transplants help humans achieve immortality. But scientists say there are still major hurdles—for one, we can't yet transplant the human brain. A kidney ...

A cold-activated protein that mends damaged DNA could play a part in keeping the bowhead whale in tip-top shape. “Everybody knows the bowhead whale is extremely long-lived, but nobody knew why,” says ...

Researchers found that life expectancy growth in wealthy nations has dramatically slowed since 1939. Once driven by major reductions in child mortality, longevity gains are now limited by slower ...

While we often consider a century to be the ultimate milestone for human longevity, the natural world is home to several animals that view a hundred years as merely a warm-up. From the dark depths of ...