Usually, when someone reaches the milestone of turning 100, it makes local headlines and might even go viral on social media — but what if that became the norm? Reaching 100 years of age could become ...

Will a human ever celebrate a 150th birthday? You bet, says Stephen Austad, a biology of ageing researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Austad is so sure that life expectancy is poised ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

Having a long and healthy life is a goal for most people. Many of us want to achieve our dreams, travel, retire leisurely, and watch our children grow up -- if we choose to have some. However, life is ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A molecular biogerontology professor believes we’ve only started to move toward holding off aging, and that humans will eventually have the potential ...

Even though there are 8 billion people on Earth today, a catastrophe could send that number much lower within a few decades. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Over the course of our long, complicated evolutionary history, humans have seen our brains triple in size, now weighing in at roughly three pounds on average. At some point along the way, humans ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In 2017, Purdue University researchers helped discover a lava tube on the moon that could protect astronauts from hazardous conditions on the surface. Now, 3D image ...

As climate change heats up the planet, there's a question burning in scientists' minds. ROB MEADE: Basically, how hot is too hot for humans to survive for long periods? SHAPIRO: That's Harvard ...

A molecular biogerontology professor believes we’ve only started to move toward holding off aging, and that humans will eventually have the potential to live for 1,000 to 20,000 years. Technology not ...