Liz Langley

Liz Langley

Liz Langley is an award-winning writer and frequent contributor to National Geographic with stories in the Washington Post, Salon, Glamour, Alternet, Details, Huffington Post, and more. Her book, "Crazy Little Thing: Why Love & Sex Drive Us Mad," is available at Viva Editions.

A scanning electron micrograph of ‘Mycobacterium tuberculosis’ particles (colorized red), the bacterium that causes TB.

Ailments as diverse as tooth decay and malaria have caused suffering for thousands, even millions, of years—and they’re not done with us yet.

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Chimpanzees hang out in Gombe National Park.

Chimpanzees share about 98 percent of their genes with humans, but you wouldn't want to invite this side of the family over for dinner.

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Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise, is 189 years young.

Humans have a pretty long lifespan, but it's nothing compared to that of a deep sea sponge, one of the oldest animals on Earth.

Liz Langley