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What if there were a great ape species that could live over 1,000 years? That’s basically in the butterfly world. The insects live around 25 times longer than their butterfly cousins, and scientists think they have one clue as to why: pollen. But as Katie Wu, a science writer at , explains, that’s not the whole story. She and host Nate Rott also talk about how bats sip from the fountain of youth \u2013 and what it all may mean for humans.<\/p>\n

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What if there were a great ape species that could live over 1,000 years? That\u2019s basically Heliconius<\/em> in the butterfly world. The insects live around 25 times longer than their butterfly cousins, and scientists think they have one clue as to why: pollen. But as Katie Wu<\/a>, a science writer at The Atlantic<\/em>, explains, that\u2019s not the whole story. She and host Nate Rott<\/a> also talk about how bats sip from the fountain of youth \u2013 and what it all may mean for humans.<\/p>\n

Read Katie’s <\/strong>full story here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you liked this episode, check out our episode on a pill that could <\/strong>extend dogs\u2019 lives<\/strong><\/a>\u2026and maybe yours someday.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interested in more science about aging? Email us your question at <\/em>shortwave@npr.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Learn more at <\/em>plus.npr.org<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-short-wave"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat's this super-aging butterfly\u2019s longevity secret? - Best USA Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=5470\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What's this super-aging butterfly\u2019s longevity secret? - Best USA Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What if there were a great ape species that could live over 1,000 years? 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