Jeanne Calment of France holds the title of the oldest verified person ever, living an astonishing 122 years and 164 days.

Scientists have just taken the most detailed look yet at the biology of a record-breaking human life, profiling a woman who ...

What is the secret of supercentenarians? While there is no magical "elixir of life" that allows us to live forever, this incredibly rare group of people who live to be 110 years or older appears to ...

A thorough health evaluation of one of the world's oldest people, Maria Branyas, suggests that one of the reasons she lived ...

Researchers found evidence of two beasts fighting over one four-foot man's tiny body, shredding his limbs clean off his torso before leaving him to decompose.

Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to ...