Discoveries within these New York forests place them each at more than 380 million years old, making them the oldest known ...

The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they ...

Maria Branyas Morera was the oldest person in the world when she died. Scientists analysed her genes, metabolism and more ...

Las Pilitas, one of the state's oldest and most respected native plant nurseries, is in the Central Coast, but half of its ...

A new study offers clues about what made Maria Branyas Morera exceptional — and what it could mean for the rest of us.

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If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need ...

Normally, as people age, gut microbiomes lose diversity – the variety of microbial species – and beneficial microbes such as ...

For travelers who are interested in foraging or simply growing food from the land, a visit to Pennsylvania's historic "food forest" near Philly is a must.

When a supercentenarian, someone who is older than 110 years old, is interviewed, they are inevitably asked to share their tips for longevity.

For the first time, a research team from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of ...

From Plato’s cave to today’s screen-soaked culture, real purpose is found not online but in relationships, usefulness and ...