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The mayfly has the shortest adult lifespan of any known animal
9-11-2023 |
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Life is short, but when compared with the lifespans of some creatures, human lives last almost an eternity.
Scientists extend lifespan of worms by 500%
1-12-2020 | 10
A new study has found that a few simple genetic changes can make worms live much, much longer.
Human lifespan is only 38 years, study claims
12-14-2019 | 52
A new method for determining lifespans from DNA has offered up a perplexing figure for our 'natural' lifespan.
Immortality industry 'worth $600bn' by 2025
5-20-2019 | 8
The Bank of America has predicted that extending the human lifespan will soon become a major pursuit.
'Oldest man' dies at an alleged age of 146
5-2-2017 | 12
According to reports, Indonesian national Sodimedjo was born in 1870, making him 146 when he died.
Is there a limit to how long we can live ?
10-6-2016 | 27
A new study has suggested that humans may be limited to a maximum lifespan of around 115 years.
Anti-ageing trial could see dogs live longer
12-4-2015 | 8
Scientists studying the ageing of dogs have come up with a possible new way to increase their lifespan.
Taller people may have shorter lifespans
12-3-2015 | 26
Researchers have revealed that taller individuals within a species don't live as long as shorter ones.
Deleting genes could extend human lifespan
10-12-2015 | 10
Scientists have identified a potential new way of extending human longevity by up to 60 percent.
Great white sharks can live up to 70 years
1-10-2014 | 7
The lifespan of the infamous great white shark appears to be far longer than previously believed.
World's oldest manatee turns 65
7-22-2013 | 12
A manatee in Florida has highlighted the way in which captivity can unnaturally extend animal lifespans.
Gene therapy extends mouse lifespan by 24%
5-19-2012 | 19
Scientists have been able to use a single treatment of gene therapy to extend the life of a mouse.
Anti-aging pill available within 2 years ?
5-14-2010 | 30
A leading authority on aging has claimed that within two years a drug could be available to extend lifespans past 100.
Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast'
8-15-2009 | 14
A vast Antarctic glacier is thinning four times faster than it was a decade ago British scientists have revealed, with t...
Easter Island compound extends life
7-14-2009 | 9
A compound first discovered in the soil of Easter Island called "rapamycin" has shown promising results when administere...
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