Mayflies live for only a day. Galapagos tortoises can reach up to age 170. The Greenland shark holds the world record at over 400 years of life. Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel laureate and author of the ...

Aging affects every single living organism at a deep microscopic level. Biological systems slow down as birthday candles ...

The quest to prolong life has gone on for as long as human existence itself, from the mythical Fountain of Youth to quick-fix ...

As recently as the mid-20th century, aging was described by Nobel Prize laureate Peter Medawar as "an unsolved problem in ...

With the global population living longer—the number of people worldwide aged 80 years or over is projected to triple by 2050—understanding the factors that influence healthy aging throughout our ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. For most people, ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a driving force in longevity science. Once a behind-the-scenes tool, AI is now central to how researchers accelerate timelines, discover new drugs, and ...

Shift Your Mindset is a monthly series from CNN’s Mindfulness, But Better team. We talk to experts about how to do things differently to live a better life. Since time immemorial, humans have done ...

Ralph spent years bringing joy and comfort to the Rowe family, but his impact extended far beyond his home. After developing dementia in his later years, the senior dog became part of a research ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. My maternal ...

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When the Rowe family – mother Tara, father Jason, and daughter Eloise – saw their dog Ralph for the first time at an adoption event in 2012, they knew they wanted him instantly. "We were like, 'Ralph, ...