Tag Archive for 'Lifespan'

Bee longevity, like any phenotypic expression, is the result of both environmental exposure and the bees’ genome. Image credit: Martin Tajmr.

Study: Caged Honeybees are Living Half as Long as Observed 50 Years Ago

Nov 14, 2022 by News Staff

In a new study published today in the journal Scientific Reports, a duo of researchers at the University of Maryland found that the median lifespan of...

Woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius). Image credit: Velizar Simeonovski / Field Museum.

DNA-Based ‘Clock’ Predicts Maximum Lifespan in Living and Extinct Vertebrates

Dec 15, 2019 by News Staff

A team of researchers at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia, has developed a simple new method for estimating...