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 ...

A Brazilian nun is now the oldest person alive. Born on May 23, 1908, Tomiko Itooka became Japan's longest-living person in December 2023 following the death of 116-year-old Fusa Tatsumi in ...

Here are ten of the longest-living animals on Earth ... Factors in their environment, such as predation, human activities, and disease, can significantly shorten their lifespan in the wild.

is a testament to human resilience and longevity. But 122 years is merely a starting point in the animal kingdom, where the world's longest-living animal has existed for hundreds of years.

Eritrean citizen Natabay Tinsiew has died last week at the age of 127, making him eligible for a berth within the Guinness Book of Records as the world's longest-living person, his family hoped.

The title of the oldest verified person is held by Jeanne Calment from ... claiming these were her secrets to a long life. She didn't quit smoking until she was 120. Calment also credited her ...

Two centenarians broke the Guinness World Record for longest marriage of a living couple, as reported by Jam Press and confirmed by LongeviQuest, a database on the life and times of the world’s ...

Ms. Looney was on a transplant waiting list for nearly eight years before physicians determined the probability of a safe human transplant was slim. Now, Ms. Looney is the longest-living recipient ...