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“The Oldest Living Things in the World” By Rachel Sussman

With the help and research of enthusiastic biologists, Sussman hunted down 30 of the world's oldest living things , from 80,000-year-old aspens to 3,000-year-old corals. Her goal was to ensure these incredible gifts of our planet are memorialized before they disappear.

Quiz: How Well Do You Recall Basic Biology?

Fingernails Toenails The average human heart beats about a day. 10,000 times 100,000 times A million times 5,000 times Not a Biologist Quite Yet... Share Result You are certainly no biologist. That said, you shouldn’t worry.

Quiz: How Well Do You Recall Basic Biology?

Fingernails Toenails The average human heart beats about a day. 10,000 times 100,000 times A million times 5,000 times Not a Biologist Quite Yet... Share Result You are certainly no biologist. That said, you shouldn’t worry.

Study Shows: Microplastics Found in Scary Places...

"The more plastic there is, the more worried we should be," says biologist Matthew Campen. He's right – this could affect every mammal on Earth, and that's a truly terrifying thought.

A Hope to Cure Paralysis!

Professor Robin Franklin, a regeneration biologist at the Wellcome Trust-MRC Stem Cell Institute and report co-author, said: ' Our findings are extremely exciting because they show for the first time that transplanting these types of cell into a severely damaged spinal cord can bring about significant

Science News: Scientists Clone a Human Embryo!

Watch a VIDEO about the Discovery It's unlikely that this clone could develop into a human, say the scientists, a team of biologists from the U.S. and Thailand. The team plans to publish a paper in the future detailing why not, Nature reported.

Why Do Elephants Rarely Get Cancer & What It Means For Us?

“LIF6 is playing a small part in a broader process,” says Vincent Lynch, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Chicago. Joshua Schiffman, a pediatric oncologist at the University of Utah, agrees, and adds: “there are almost certainly going to be other findings as well.”

This Heartwarming Story Restored My Faith In Friendship...

Biologists believe that Jinjing thinks Mr. Pereira de Souza is also a penguin, and that he forms part of his family. Jinjing wags his tail and honks with delight whenever he sees the man that saved his life. It just goes to show that the most unlikely of friendships can flourish in this world.

A Horse Lover's Dream: Meet Sable Island's Feral Equines

Image Source Another argument that has been proposed for their expulsion from the island is the possibility of their interference with native species of seals and birds, however biologists have argued that due to their presence on the island for hundreds of years, they are now integrated into and important