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Scientists at Google DeepMind —the company’s artificial intelligence research arm—say they’ve created an A.I. tool that can ...

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Wildfire causes most living things to flee or die, but some fungi thrive afterward, even feasting on charred remains. New ...

A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.

About 55% of the human lifespan is heritable, meaning that more than half of the observed variation in longevity across a ...

A reanalysis of twin data from Denmark and Sweden suggests that how long we live now depends roughly equally on the genes we ...

Scientists have long believed that longevity is shaped by lifestyle choices; however, a new study reveals that genes may play a larger role in determining how long people live.

Dr. Berenika Maciejewicz, a triple-doctor and an expert in longevity, leads the company’s interdisciplinary team to ...

The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA regions influence gene activity, shaping ...

From hands-on physics to jaw-dropping space galleries, these eight science museums turn curiosity into an all-ages adventure—featuring can’t-miss stops like the Exploratorium, Smithsonian Air and ...