Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Recent research on bowhead whale DNA repair has led to one ...

As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for up to 200 years while staying remarkably disease resistant. How does one of the largest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the late 1800s, some unknown whalers sailed the frozen waters of the Arctic, hunting down a bowhead whale. They were equipped ...

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient? By Carl Zimmer For more than 1,000 years, the ...

Bowhead whales are remarkable for their immense size, reaching up to 60 feet in length and weighing as much as 100 tons, and their extraordinary lifespan of up to 200 years or more. There truly is no ...

The bowhead whale (Bowhead whale) is the longest-living mammal on Earth, surviving for over 200 years. Scientists recently uncovered the secret to the bowhead whale’s longevity, as reported by *The ...

A body that weighs as much as a small airplane should face steep odds against cancer. You may expect that from a creature packed with billions of cells, each with a chance to slip into danger as years ...

Imagine blowing out birthday candles at 120 and still feeling strong enough to chase grandkids around the yard. That kind of long life sounds like science fiction, yet some animals already come ...