Certain creatures like the black corals and tuatara have been thriving on Earth since centuries. In the animal kingdom, most of the longest-living species are found in the oceans.

As humans, we have a life expectancy of around 100 years if we stay healthy for a long time. However, there are some species that could ... a black coral had been living off Hawaii for 4265 ...

The Greenland shark is the largest living fish in the world with an impressive length of 23 feet and weight around 1,025 kg, life span around 272 years long. Tuatara is the part of the distinct ...

As one of the largest predators to have ... that the ancestor to the great white shark lived alongside megalodon. Some scientists think they might even have been in competition with each other,' says ...

Between eight and 14 feet but can reach up to 23 feet Using this method, scientists discovered Greenland sharks have a life expectancy of at least 272 years and could reach 392, give or take about ...

What is the true longest-living life-form? Tortoises, whales, and trees are all likely to be the winners. However, some microscopic species are ... a Greenland shark estimated to be around 400 ...

two specimens of a 15-foot-long, plankton-feeding shark were caught in the Pacific. To date at least ten specimens of this new species, whose gaping mouth inspired the name "megamouth," have been ...

two specimens of a 15-foot-long, plankton-feeding shark were caught in the Pacific. These are the only two specimens ever found of this new species, whose gaping mouth inspired the name "megamouth." ...

The longest living vertebrate in recorded history is ... it is much less studied than the 500 or so other shark species. As well as being the oldest shark in the world, it’s also one of the ...