- Hurrican Sam is now a Category 2 storm, the longest-lived tropical system of the Atlantic hurricane season 2021. It heads into the North Atlantic, soon forecast to take an extratropical transition before impacting Iceland later this week. https://www.severe-weather.eu/tropical-weather/atlantic-hurricane-season-2021-extratropical-storm-sam-iceland-mk/ 2 comments worldnews
- Happy (belated) Birthday to this magnificent fellow - at age 101, Kenneth McAlpine is now the longest-lived Formula 1 driver of all time! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/eibfufowkaadoze.jpg 30 comments formula1
- Jimmy Carter is about to become the longest-living president in American history https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/21/jimmy-carter-is-about-become-longest-living-president-american-history/ 9 comments politics
- Jimmy Carter is about to become the longest-living president in American history https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/03/21/jimmy-carter-is-about-become-longest-living-president-american-history/?utm_term=.f59e8145f3d4 62 comments politics
- George H.W. Bush Becomes Longest-Lived U.S. President https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/george-hw-bush-longest-lived-president_us_5a19ae86e4b0cee6c04fff4c 79 comments politics
- Bush 41 becomes longest-living president in US history http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/361795-bush-41-becomes-longest-living-president-in-us-history 111 comments politics
- Humanity’s farthest and longest-lived spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, achieve 40 years of operation and exploration this August and September. Despite their vast distance, they continue to communicate with NASA daily, still probing the final frontier https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-voyager-spacecraft-still-reaching-for-the-stars-after-40-years 210 comments worldnews
- Longest-living fish in captivity dies at Chicago aquarium aged in it's mid-90s http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-07/granddad-the-lungfish-dies-at-chicago-shedd-aquarium/8246942 13 comments science
- A North Atlantic shark species, the Greenland shark, is believed to be the longest-living vertebrate animal with a life span of at least 272 years - perhaps even over 500 years, according to a study. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/08/12/greenland-shark-longest-living-vertebrate 3 comments worldnews
- A 400-year-old shark? Greenland shark could be Earth's longest-lived vertebrate http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-greenland-shark-20160810-snap-story.html 15 comments europe
- 405-Year-Old Clam Called Longest-Lived Animal http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/10/071029-oldest-clam.html 6 comments science
- The world's longest-lived trees appear to be growing more quickly because of higher temperatures on the mountaintops where they grow, a finding that's a new "smoking gun" signal of increasing temperatures in the late 20th century. http://news.discovery.com/earth/oldest-trees-global-warming-growth.html 6 comments science
- World's longest-serving living leaders [Chart] http://economist.com/daily/chartgallery/printerfriendly.cfm?story_id=9642262 6 comments reddit.com
- Pablo Vicó, the manager with the longest tenure in Argentina, leaves Brown de Adrogué after 15 years in charge. He's also announced he's moving out after living at the club itself for 24 years (First as a night watchman and then having a room made during his tenure as manager) https://www.ole.com.ar/futbol-ascenso/fin-pablo-vico-dejara-tecnico-brown-adrogue-15-anos_0_Pqw0Rwf2kn.html 8 comments soccer
- A study in the UK that followed 876,039 dogs for 4.5 years provides an unprecedented look into the life expectancy of pet dogs. Small terriers live the longest at an average of 12.5 years. Bulldogs live the shortest at around 8 years. https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2022/04/29/five_key_findings_from_a_huge_study_of_dog_life_expectancy_829404.html 5 comments science
- Longest war’s cost: thousands of lives, trillions of dollars https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-4256794dcd38fe80f7c973fbb80daf13 31 comments politics
- Longest war’s cost: thousands of lives, trillions of dollars https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-4256794dcd38fe80f7c973fbb80daf13 4 comments politics
- Survival tip: Start at normal weight and slowly add pounds. Study finds young adults who have a BMI in the normal range and move later to being overweight -- but never obese -- live the longest. Data comes from two generations participating in Framingham Heart Study. https://news.osu.edu/survival-tip-start-at-normal-weight-and-slowly-add-pounds/ 16 comments science
- Get Ready for the Eight Longest Days of Our Lives https://truthout.org/articles/get-ready-for-the-eight-longest-days-of-our-lives/ 121 comments politics
- Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates 96th birthday | Former President Jimmy Carter marks his 96th birthday Thursday, the latest milestone for the longest lived of the 44 men to hold the highest American office https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/former-president-jimmy-carter-celebrates-96th-birthday-jimmy-carter-carter-center-joe-biden-office-ruth-bader-ginsburg-b737783.html 56 comments politics
- A new longitudinal study, which tracked 5,114 people for 29 years, shows education level — not race, as had been thought — best predicts who will live the longest. Each educational step people obtained led to 1.37 fewer years of lost life expectancy, the study showed. https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/access-to-education-may-be-life-or-death-situation-study 1165 comments science
- Swiss women live the longest while Australian men clinch the top spot for males https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7386655/swiss-women-live-longest-australian-men-clinch-spot-males.html 5 comments worldnews
- Adjusting for size, most of the longest lived mammals are bats: 'A new study takes a careful look at bat aging and finds, at a time when most species are shutting down genes that help keep cells and tissues healthy, bats are cranking them up.' https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/06/why-do-bats-have-such-bizarrely-long-lifespans/ 3 comments worldnews
- UK facing longest fall in living standards for over 60 years https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-living-standards-fall-longest-60-years-records-began-economy-household-incomes-costs-energy-a8071146.html?fbclid=iwar1prohjo-m8hdbz-qhptsr2ol11burogiuohw31a836dnup1qi-yqc4ltw 347 comments worldnews
- US Drops a Stunning 21 Spots in Global Life Expectancy Rankings to 64th place. All of the longest lived countries have socialized healthcare. Obesity and drug overdoses may be setting the stage for US poor showing. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/united-states-drops-21-places-global-life-expectancy-rankings-180970585/?fbclid=iwar1t1bfyutgjvma7if4lmi9ywtax50uzlt_mralz8mrdz8g4uydmd34a3pm 592 comments worldnews
- Where Europeans Live the Longest https://infographic.statista.com/normal/chartoftheday_15542_where_europeans_live_the_longest_n.jpg 134 comments europe
- US immigration lawyers are shifting focus to prosecute people who’ve lived in the US longest https://qz.com/1262629/us-immigration-courts-trump-is-going-after-immigrants-whove-been-in-the-us-for-years/ 25 comments politics
- UK faces longest fall in living standards since records began, says thinktank https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/23/uk-fall-living-standards-resolution-foundation-budget 16 comments europe
- U.K. Faces Longest Fall in Living Standards on Record https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-23/u-k-faces-longest-fall-in-living-standards-since-records-began 5 comments europe
- UK to suffer longest fall in living standards for over 60 years, finds think tank - The Resolution Foundation has said the British economy will be £42bn smaller by 2022 than we thought in March http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-living-standards-fall-longest-60-years-records-began-economy-household-incomes-costs-energy-a8071146.html 14 comments worldnews
- Large tubeworms living in the cold depths of the Gulf of Mexico may be among the longest living animals in the world. Members of the tubeworm species Escarpia laminata live around 100 to 200 years, while the longevity of some even stretches to the three century mark. http://www.springer.com/gb/about-springer/media/research-news/all-english-research-news/is-this-gulf-of-mexico-tubeworm-the-longest-living-animal-in-the-world-/13306910 3 comments science
- Scientists just realized that the massive Greenland Shark can live to over 400 Years. That makes it the longest living vertebrate animal ever know, by almost 2x over. http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a22278/greenland-shark-live-for-400-years/ 956 comments science
- whats the longest traceable family lineage there can be trace today from living people? https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/4vnltt/whats_the_longest_traceable_family_lineage_there/ 62 comments history
- Young voters wanted Brexit the least - and must live with it the longest http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/young-voters-wanted-brexit-least-8271517 170 comments worldnews
- Leisure Inequality: What the Rich-Poor Longevity Gap Will Do to Retirement. In society, those who live the longest get to enjoy years of relaxation, but those with the shortest life expectancies tend to work into their final years. http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/leisure-inequality-what-the-rich-poor-longevity-gap-will-do-to-retirement/407485/ 5 comments politics
- Eurozone crisis live: France falls into triple-dip recession. French economy shrinks 0.2% in first three months of 2013, Italy in longest recession on record, Germany barely grows, Czech Republic and Netherlands also in recession http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/may/15/eurozone-crisis-france-germany-recession-gdp 3 comments worldnews
- The border between Canada and the United States was the longest unguarded border on earth and now the United States are patrolling the border 24/7 with predator drones. Are they keeping people in? Because i dont know any Canadians who would want to flee from here! (Australian living in Canada) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjhnvW6v3Po 5 comments politics
- A newly discovered species of spider living in Madagascar makes the world's longest known web, spanning 25m http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9001000/9001866.stm 32 comments science
- People who sleep 6.5 - 7.5 hours live longest http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1812420,00.html 45 comments science
- Greenland shark, world’s longest-living vertebrate, gets long-awaited protection https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/greenland-shark-worlds-longest-living-vertebrate-gets-long-awaited-protection/ 2 comments environment
