The characteristic maximum lifespan varies enormously across animal species from a few
hours to hundreds of years. This argues that maximum lifespan, and the ageing process that …

The evolutionary theory of aging has set the foundations for a comprehensive understanding
of aging. The biology of aging has listed and described the “hallmarks of aging,” ie, cellular …

A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining's likely impacts is
necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations …

Here we review the examples of great longevity and potential immortality in the earliest
animal types and contrast and compare these to humans and other higher animals. We start …

Aquatic and terrestrial environments display stark differences in key environmental factors
and phylogenetic composition but their consequences for the evolution of species' life …

Silicon (Si) is a pivotal element in the biogeochemical and ecological functioning of the
ocean. The marine Si cycle is thought to be in internal equilibrium, but the recent discovery …

The aging process in semelparous and iteroparous species is different, but how different?
Death in semelparous organisms (eg, Pacific salmon) results from suicidal reproductive …

A pervasive view is that undifferentiated stem cells are alone responsible for generating all
other cells and are the origins of cancer. However, emerging evidence demonstrates fully …

Towards a scientific community consensus on designating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems from
imagery [PeerJ] Related research Download Share X Facebook Email PEER-REVIEWED Towards …

Water masses are bodies of water with distinctive physical and biogeochemical properties.
They impart vertical structure to the deep ocean, participate in circulation, and can be traced …