But identical twins Bernice Frank and Gloria Lipman have not only lived to 100, but they also have their own sense of what ...

Greenland sharks live for centuries with slow heartbeats and metabolism. Scientists study their longevity secrets.

Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

Vitamins got their name in the early 1900s when London-based Polish biochemist Casimir Funk—one of many scientists seeking ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in ...

The 300,000 year-old tools show that hominins in East Asia made planned foraging trips to lakeshores and designed instruments ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

That means Jonathan will turn, at the very least, a whopping 193 years old later this year. During that time, the giant tortoise has lived through US presidents from Andrew Jackson all the way to ...

The world’s oldest man says the secret to his long life is luck, moderation — and fish and chips every Friday. Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood, 111, has been confirmed as the new holder of the title ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.