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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 ...

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 ...

Fossils offer a glimpse into Earth's ancient life, revealing the origins and evolution of complex organisms. Discoveries like ...

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

When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first ...

They say everything's bigger in Texas. And that appears to be true, at least in the case of a group of ancient ...

Jellyfish are some of the oldest animals on Earth, living for over 500 million years. These soft, see-through creatures can be found in oceans all around the world, from warm tropical waters to ...

Methuselah was 4,789 years old when examined in 1957, with an estimated seeding date of 2833 BC. That makes Methuselah—commonly referred to as the oldest tree in the world—4,856 years old in 2024.