The longest-living vertebrate is the Greenland shark. In 2016, scientists said a 16.5-foot female was estimated to be nearly 400 years old.

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Like the icy ocean depths it inhabits, the Greenland shark is ancient, vast, and hella mysterious. Thanks to a new study from researchers at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and the ...

Aging is a relative thing, and creatures like the Laysan albatross and the rougheye rockfish are known for their impressive longevity. They take the long road, living for decades, and in some cases, ...

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We humans marvel at the longest-living human on record, Jean Calment, who lived from 1875 to 1997. But for a 13,000-year-old Palmer’s oak tree, Calment’s 122 years rushed by as quickly as a ...

Oldest living things on Earth: It's hard to pinpoint exact dates, but these 10 creatures and plants are among Earth's most tenacious living things. A Laysan albatross named Wisdom, pictured, was ...

Just how long has the world's oldest living thing been on this planet? That would be Siberian actinobacteria, and they've been here for some 400,000 to 600,000 years, longer than our species has ...