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There you are, trying to save the world, and then some hungry prawns come along and ruin everything.

An experiment set up to help solve global warming was undone by crafty crustaceans out for a good meal.

He might look a little wrinkly, but this weird critter and his friends could hold the secret to everlasting life.

Scientist have noticed that the naked mole rat - found living in burrows beneath the sun-beaten soils of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia - has an incredible ability to resist aging.

The ugly-lookin' mammals can live for up to 30 years, around 10 times longer than the average rat, and does not show the usual signs of wear and tear.

New old stuff for 2012! Here's some stories from yesteryear featured on the blog. It might not be new, but it's interesting.

The more calories you eat, the shorter your lifespan. And sugar will age you quickest.

It's a strange fact that if you feed mice half of what they're used to, they can live 40 per cent longer. Scientists have proved it. But they don't know why.