Health
What Is Healthspan?
Healthspan describes the period of life spent in good health and with meaningful function, a concept that is related to but different from lifespan.
Lifespan
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Animals with the shortest lifespan in the world
According to statistics from The Mysterious World, mayflies are the animals with the shortest lifespan in the world. On average, mayflies only live for 1 day.
New technology
Battery pack helps electric cars run 1.5 million km without charging
Two sustainable technology companies are jointly developing a heavy-duty electric vehicle battery with a remarkable lifespan that can power a vehicle for more than 1.5 m…
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Are we really capable of having eternal life?
Will humans be able to live forever someday in the future? Eternal life is something that every human being wishes to have.
Archeology
Shocking Research: Dinosaurs Took 100 Years Off Human Lifespan
Humans might have lived to the age of 200 if not for a catastrophic event.
Health
The mystery of human lifespan limits
Scientists debate whether there is a specific limit to how long humans can live. Some say humans can live to be 1,000 years old.
AI - Artificial intelligence
Death Clock – AI application that can predict human lifespan
Death Clock – an innovative app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) – is capable of accurately predicting a person's lifespan based on a number of factors such as die…
Computer science
How long do CDs and DVDs last?
Some of the main factors that affect the lifespan of CDs and DVDs include: the manufacturing quality of the disc, how it is stored and handled, how it is used, and the t…
Animal world
'Living fossil' fish is pregnant for 5 years
Ancient 'slow-living' fish Coelacanth with lifespan of up to a century and gestation period of five years, new study finds.
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Can carp live 10 years in a tank without feeding?
The strong survival ability of carp not only surprises us but also suggests many things about the relationship between organisms and their surrounding environment.
Animal world
This is the oldest crocodile in the world
Henry the crocodile at the Crocworld Conservation Center will turn 124 years old later this year and has fathered more than 10,000 calves over the past few decades.
Videos
Why are dinosaur fossils more abundant than human bones?
With their long lifespan, large number of species, and large body size, dinosaurs left behind significantly more fossil bones than humans.
Animal world
Female or male cats live longer?
According to the latest research, the average expected remaining lifespan of cats after the first year of life is 11.7 years.
Oceanography
New discoveries about mysterious predatory fish in the ocean
Sharks sleep so silently and slowly deep in the ocean that they are given this nickname.
Health
How do people who nap for 30 minutes and 60 minutes have different lifespans?
Taking a proper nap is very good for the body, but how long does sleeping affect human longevity and health? Experts have pointed out a fact that many people do not know.