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, ...

Human life expectancy has just about peaked, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Aging, and barring a transformative breakthrough in medical science, people will top out at a ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology and genetic research — not to mention larger numbers of people making ...

In the United States, insufficient sleep strongly correlates with life expectancy, even more than diet, exercise or social ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Most people have the goal of living as long and healthy of a life as possible. But while doctors have ...

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the planet's greatest driver of year-to-year climate swings, shapes temperature, ...

For most of human history, life unfolded quickly and ended abruptly. In the early 19th century, global life expectancy ...