Researchers have uncovered dozens of long-misidentified coelacanth fossils in British museums, some overlooked for more than ...

Fish come in every shape and size, but the longest ones are downright startling. While most exist deep in the ocean, these giants could stretch across a basketball court—or three. All of them exceed ...

In a recent deep-sea research expedition reported by Animals Around The Globe, scientists have identified what may be the oldest living fish ever recorded in the Pacific Ocean. The discovery, centered ...

A species of coelacanth, a fish that dates back to before the dinosaurs, has been photographed in Indonesia for the first time. Chappuis overcame the challenge of deep mixed-gas diving, which has led ...

When we think of a long lifespan, we typically think of around 100 years, especially since the average human lifespan is ...

WASHINGTON -- More than a dozen animals live longer than we do. A new study estimates that at least one Greenland shark lived about 392 years, making it the longest-living animal with a backbone. Here ...

Aging gracefully comes naturally to these creatures, which can live for hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of years Brian Handwerk - Science Correspondent Life is short, the old saying goes, but ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Decades of recovery efforts are bringing one of the Missouri's endangered and longest-living fish back to prominence according to new findings this spring. Capable ...