Articles for tag: Aging science, animal evolution, biology of aging, immortal species, long-lived fish, longevity in animals, Marine Biology, natural immortality, tortoise lifespan, wildlife longevity

The Genetic Secrets Behind Tortoise Longevity

The Tortoises and Fish That Live for Centuries Without Aging

Jan Otte

Imagine walking past a creature that was alive when Shakespeare first penned his sonnets, or swimming beside a fish that witnessed the Industrial Revolution unfold. This isn’t science fiction – it’s reality. Some of the most extraordinary beings on our planet have mastered something humans have dreamed about for millennia: living for centuries without the ...