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People who develop cutaneous horns, whether benign, premalignant or cancerous, tend to share some similar risk factors. These ...

From cancer-resistant mole rats to 200-year-old whales, evolution has equipped long-lived species with unique biological ...

Humans don’t grow old because of “time” - we age because our cells slowly stop repairing, dividing, and defending us. Once we pass reproductive usefulness, nature has zero interest in keeping us alive ...

W: Look, we are ecosystem engineers, one of nature’s best rototillers in the business. We aerate your soil and help your ...

Aging brings about a range of changes—often unwelcome—to our bodies: sagging skin, graying or thinning hair, and a decline in muscle strength and ...

Feel too old to take up a new hobby? Think again. A new study suggests humans reach their cognitive prime between the ages of 55 and 60. Most of us dread the thought of getting older, but new research ...

The Newfoundland grabs onto a rope, pulling the entire boat safely into shore in a demonstration of what these dogs have done ...

The idea for a special geriatric island at the New England Aquarium in Boston started as a joke. Now it's a reality for aging ...

Multiple males versus single males Comparisons with chimpanzees are particularly instructive. In every relevant feature examined, chimpanzees (like other promiscuously mating primates such as macaques ...

Wyoming’s wildfire season has called attention to a little-known Forest Service policy regarding animal carcass disposal following the death of two pack horses, who tumbled to their demise from a ...