It's a brand new year, and the chances that this one will be your last might be higher than you suspect. Not surprisingly, the older we get, the greater our odds of dying in any given year. The math ...

This post was originally published on the Gravity and Levity Blog, and has been republished on Singularity Hub with permission from the author What do you think are the odds that you will die during ...

In vascular realms where risks abide, A rule we held, a trusty guide, For every year with diabetes crowned, A year to age, our wisdom found. Yet, a study bold, a truth unfurled, Challenges the norm.

The older you get, the more likely you are to die. You probably knew that. What you may not know is that the mathematics of mortality were calculated in 1825 by a self-taught British actuary named The ...

Despite great medical advances that have lengthened human life spans, your chances of living a very long life may be lower than you’d hoped. That’s the conclusion of a study by two longevity experts ...

Despite great medical advances that have lengthened human life spans, your chances of living a very long life may be lower than you’d hoped. That’s the conclusion of a study by two longevity experts ...

The older we get, the greater our likelihood of dying. Or at least that’s what we thought. New research suggests mortality rates level off after we turn 105, and that no upper limit exists for the ...

Here are two completely different ways of looking at death. One is a completely objective, coldly beautiful perspective. The other is deeply personal and troubling. Both are worth reading. Here's the ...

Jeanne Louise Calment lived for 122 years and 164 days, the oldest verified age of any person, ever. Her interviews revealed a portrait of the centenarian in high spirits: “I’ve only ever had one ...