Matter: How Long Can We Live? The Limit Hasn’t Been Reached, Study Finds The mortality rate flattens among the oldest of the old, a study of elderly Italians concludes, suggesting that the oldest humans have not yet reached the limits of life span. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Asteroid 2012 TC4: WATCH astonishing footage of space rock shoot past EarthCalifornia Winds Are Fueling Fires. It May Be Getting Worse.Seychelles Reports a Case of Plague10 Weeks, 10 Hurricanes, and a 124-Year-Old Record Is MatchedScienceTake: How Kangaroo Rats Escape RattlesnakesIn Rat vs. Snake, an Unlikely Victor