A new study suggests that DNA mutations may limit human life span to 146–194 years, even under favorable conditions. The ...

Aging is one of the few things every living thing has in common. Humans, in particular, are living longer today than they did in the past. Much of this is due to societal advances such as vaccines, ...

Humanity's once-steady rise in life expectancy is now slowing down, raising the question of whether we're about to reach the ceiling of our longevity. Reading time 8 minutes It’s an inevitable fact of ...

A new mathematical model on human longevity has calculated the theoretical maximum age a human brain can reach, suggesting ...

Humans may have already reached peak life span, new research suggests. Researchers found that since 1990, the average lifespan has only risen 6.5 years. Experts explain the findings. While the human ...

Global life expectancy has mostly been climbing back toward pre-pandemic levels. In the United States, for instance, the ...

New mortality data from the federal government suggests that life expectancy probably hit another record high in 2025, as death rates have continued to fall since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Michael Gurven's new book takes a look at the evolution of human longevity and tries to dispel common misconceptions about aging. Reading time 6 minutes Aging is inevitable, but it hasn’t always ...

Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses whether science can extend human life with University of Chicago Illinois' S. Jay Olshansky, PhD. Jeffrey H. Snyder, Broadcast Retirement ...

King’s Fund report finds men and women live, on average, for 80 years and nearly 84 years, but gains are in south ...

“One common way to estimate life expectancy is by using actuarial life tables,” says Andrew Latham, certified financial ...