Although there may be some earlier evidence of ritual practices by modern humans, such as the 40,000-year-old "lion man" ...

While the dream of most humans is to live more than a hundred years, these five long-living species live more than a hundred ...

Aging gracefully comes naturally to these creatures, which can live for hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of years ...

Leatherbacks are long-distance seasonal migrants to Irish waters, and migrate to temperate waters for feeding and then return to the tropics to find a mate and to nest. Although they are rarely seen ...

Engravings and other evidence suggest ancient humans attended religious ceremonies in the cave as early as 37,000 years ago.

The sale of the Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and a bastion of liberal values in Britain’s media landscape, was approved Friday despite two days of strike ...

From centenarian elephants and tortoises to a record-breaking albatross, the animal kingdom boasts some remarkably long-lived ...

A photo shared on social media authentically showed a 192-year-old tortoise named Jonathan, born in 1832. The photograph of ...

The photograph of Jonathan is authentic. 1832 is his estimated birth year based on his size when he arrived on Saint Helena in 1882. Although the estimate is widely accepted, Jonathan’s exact ...

As Alipore Zoo begins its 150th anniversary celebrations, The Telegraph profiles some of its special residents ...

Just the first few shots show us some exciting stuff, with features on the map like a big white bridge, a field of flowers, and a giant living tortoise who seems to be a fixture on the map – it ...

When he earned the title of oldest living man, Tinniswood was unphazed, telling Guinness World Records it "doesn't make any difference to me at all. I accept it for what it is." Tinniswood had 3 ...