For most of veterinary medicine's history, aging has been accepted as a fact of life rather than a target for intervention.

Some animals age in ways that look very different from the way humans and most other species age. A small group of creatures ...

Miami Beach’s annual tech conference went to the dogs. No, not Pitbull, though he was at eMerge Americas 2025, too. More like cute, wagging-tail pups. Rescue dogs like 3-year-old Sultan walked around ...

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.

Greenland Sharks can live up to 400 years old, and the study of their cells tells a fascinating story about aging.

BARCELONA, Spain -- At the Barcelona Zoo, a 40-year-old African elephant places her foot through the metal barrier where a zookeeper gently scrubs its sole -- the beloved pachyderm gets her "pedicure, ...

A friend of mine recently sent me a beautiful and moving photo essay published by Isa Leshko capturing the "beauty and dignity of elderly animals" "in their winter years". As I looked at each of the ...

Can old dogs teach us new tricks for how to live longer, healthier lives? A nationwide project searches for answers.