Jonathan the Tortoise Has Survived 2 Centuries and a Fake Death. Now Scientists Are Unraveling His Anti-Aging Secrets

On April 1 of this year, several news outlets reported the death of Jonathan, the nearly bicentenarian giant tortoise. Thankfully, the rumors of Jonathan’s demise were greatly exaggerated. The media and others had merely fallen prey to a viral social media post by a fraudster pretending to be his personal vet. In a sign of our modern times, the con artist used the buzz surrounding the fake death to ask for crypto donations.

Still, the public’s brief outcry and subsequent…