Despite centuries of death records to the contrary, “dying of old age” is not medically possible; instead, it’s just a convenient catch-all.

Hank hates death, so he helps us understand the process of aging, informs us of how scientists are studying ways to prevent it and brings us the exciting news of current research in longevity... for mice.

Even though age can contribute to someone’s death, it almost definitely won’t be the direct cause.

We thought that we taught dogs how to play fetch, but some adorable wolf pups may have just proved us wrong. Also some plants may be immortal?

While humans age and die (which is kind of a bummer), it looks like hydras will stay young and fertile forever. Why is this? And what can we learn from these tentacular microscopic organisms?

Hank hates death, so he helps us understand the process of aging, informs us of how scientists are studying ways to prevent it and brings us the exciting news of current research in longevity... for mice.

Abscissic acid induces seed dormancy which is relieved by Gibberilin. Then, Auxin and cytokinin promotes growth of the plant, and finally ethylene induces flowering and senescence. Two hormones important for seed dormancy are Gibberin...

No one can beat trees at living long. Methusaleh, the single oldest living tree, that we've discovered, is over 4,800 years old. On the other hand, Pando is a colony of quaking aspen trees all born from the same over 70,000 year old root...

Are you immortal if you never age? Defying death is not as clear-cut as it might initially seem. What we define as immortality depends a bit on what you think it means to die.

No one can beat trees at living long. Methusaleh, the single oldest living tree, that we've discovered, is over 4,800 years old. On the other hand, Pando is a colony of quaking aspen trees all born from the same over 70,000 year old root...