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What Earth’s longest-lived animals can teach us about aging better - The Washington Post

The Washington Post | Carolyn Y. Johnson, Katty Huertas

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Published March 14, 2026 at 6:36 AM AST Updated March 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM AST The Washington Post 0 likes 0 comments

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

A humble mollusk can live to 507. The oldest Greenland Sharks navigate deep, dark Arctic waters for longer than America has existed. And the wrinkly, cancer-resistant naked mole rat can live well int…

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