Here are ten of the longest-living animals on Earth, where they are found, and what makes them live so long. All the ...

In a world where time seems to slip through our fingers, it’s astounding to think about creatures that defy the clock.

Here's a glimpse at some of the longest-living life-forms on Earth: The average human lives for 71 years, but the oldest on official record — Jeanne Louise Calment — survived to see her 122nd ...

These social giants can live up to 200 years, making them one of the longest-living animals on Earth. Bowhead whales communicate using complex songs, but their populations are under threat from ...

Currently the longest living animal in recorded history is an Ocean ... As well as being the oldest shark in the world, it’s also one of the slowest – its scientific name, Somniosus ...

From elephants to orcas, the animal kingdom has ... Instead, the longest-lived mammal is a smaller, cold-loving one; the bowhead whale. Living in the cold waters of the Arctic, the bowhead whale ...

After years of studying the genetics and morphology of the long-frozen nematodes, Shatilovich and her colleagues now claim that the reanimated worms are a previously-undescribed species—one from ...