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Archaeologists Find Burial Sites With 100,000-Year-Old Bones At Israel's Tinshemet Cave
Archaeologists believe they have found one of the oldest burial sites in the world at a cave in Israel, where the well-preserved remains of early humans dating back some 100,000 years were carefully arranged in pits.
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Shocking Meteorite Impact Reveals Secrets Of Earth's Ancient Past
Scientists have discovered the world's oldest meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, dating back 3.5 billion years, which could provide clues to the early days of life on Earth.
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80-Year-Old Makes History As Miss Universe Korea's Oldest Contestant
An 80-year-old South Korean model has made history, becoming the oldest contestant in the Miss Universe Korea pageant.
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This 70-Year-Old Malaysian Man Just Graduated Medical School
In July 2024, the retired executive from Malaysia achieved a remarkable milestone by graduating from medical school, making him one of the world's oldest medical school graduates.
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World's Oldest Bread Found in Turkey, Dating Back 8,600 Years
The bread residue was found near a partially destroyed oven structure in an area called "Mekan 66," surrounded by ancient mudbrick houses
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500,000-Year-Old Wooden Structure In Africa Stuns Experts. Here's Why
Professor Larry Barham from the University of Liverpool said that this finding has changed how we think about our early ancestors.
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Webb Telescope Discovers Oldest Galaxies Ever Observed
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the four most distant galaxies ever observed, one of which formed just 320 million years after the Big Bang when the universe was still in its infancy, new research said on Tuesday.
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Hubble Space Telescope Captures World’s Largest Near-Infrared Image to Locate Universe’s Most Distant Galaxies
An international team of scientists has released the Hubble Space Telescope's largest near-infrared image ever. The latest find will allow astronomers to map the universe's star-forming regions and learn how the oldest, most distant galaxies formed.
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Hong Kong Memorial To China's Tiananmen Square Victims Removed
Hong Kong's oldest university launched an overnight operation Thursday to dismantle a statue commemorating those killed in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in the latest blow to academic freedoms as China cracks down.
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Hong Kong University Orders Removal Of Tiananmen Statue
Hong Kong's oldest university has ordered the removal of a statue commemorating protesters killed in China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, according to a legal letter released Friday.
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Knowledge A "Treasure" For Italy's Oldest Student Who Graduated At 96
At 96, Giuseppe Paterno has faced many tests in life - childhood poverty, war and, more recently, the coronavirus pandemic. Now he has sailed through an exam that makes him Italy's oldest university graduate.
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World's Oldest Semen, Frozen For 50 Years, Still Functional: Researchers
A 50-year-old frozen semen from a ram, believed to be the oldest in the world, is still achieving high fertility rates, researches claimed. Researchers from the University of Sydney said that the oldest semen-- derived of the male bighorn sheep-- impregnated 34 living sheep.
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World's Oldest Known Spider Dies - Of Wasp Sting
The world's oldest known spider has died at the ripe old age of 43 after being monitored for years during a long-term population study in Australia, researchers said Monday.
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Japanese Woman, 88, Who Once Sold Dolls For A Living, Conferred Doctorate
An 88-year-old woman was conferred a doctorate on Saturday at a university in Kyoto city, making her the oldest person in Japan to get such a degree.
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5 Oldest Surviving Universities In The World
The fact the universities have been an integral part of all majestic civilizations of the past establishes the important part formal education has played in the advancement of the society and the world at large. Here is a list of some universities which have stood the test of time and continue to impart education even after centuries.
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Archaeologists Find Burial Sites With 100,000-Year-Old Bones At Israel's Tinshemet Cave
Archaeologists believe they have found one of the oldest burial sites in the world at a cave in Israel, where the well-preserved remains of early humans dating back some 100,000 years were carefully arranged in pits.
-
Shocking Meteorite Impact Reveals Secrets Of Earth's Ancient Past
Scientists have discovered the world's oldest meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, dating back 3.5 billion years, which could provide clues to the early days of life on Earth.
-
80-Year-Old Makes History As Miss Universe Korea's Oldest Contestant
An 80-year-old South Korean model has made history, becoming the oldest contestant in the Miss Universe Korea pageant.
-
This 70-Year-Old Malaysian Man Just Graduated Medical School
In July 2024, the retired executive from Malaysia achieved a remarkable milestone by graduating from medical school, making him one of the world's oldest medical school graduates.
-
World's Oldest Bread Found in Turkey, Dating Back 8,600 Years
The bread residue was found near a partially destroyed oven structure in an area called "Mekan 66," surrounded by ancient mudbrick houses
-
500,000-Year-Old Wooden Structure In Africa Stuns Experts. Here's Why
Professor Larry Barham from the University of Liverpool said that this finding has changed how we think about our early ancestors.
-
Webb Telescope Discovers Oldest Galaxies Ever Observed
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the four most distant galaxies ever observed, one of which formed just 320 million years after the Big Bang when the universe was still in its infancy, new research said on Tuesday.
-
Hubble Space Telescope Captures World’s Largest Near-Infrared Image to Locate Universe’s Most Distant Galaxies
An international team of scientists has released the Hubble Space Telescope's largest near-infrared image ever. The latest find will allow astronomers to map the universe's star-forming regions and learn how the oldest, most distant galaxies formed.
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Hong Kong Memorial To China's Tiananmen Square Victims Removed
Hong Kong's oldest university launched an overnight operation Thursday to dismantle a statue commemorating those killed in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in the latest blow to academic freedoms as China cracks down.
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Hong Kong University Orders Removal Of Tiananmen Statue
Hong Kong's oldest university has ordered the removal of a statue commemorating protesters killed in China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, according to a legal letter released Friday.
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Knowledge A "Treasure" For Italy's Oldest Student Who Graduated At 96
At 96, Giuseppe Paterno has faced many tests in life - childhood poverty, war and, more recently, the coronavirus pandemic. Now he has sailed through an exam that makes him Italy's oldest university graduate.
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World's Oldest Semen, Frozen For 50 Years, Still Functional: Researchers
A 50-year-old frozen semen from a ram, believed to be the oldest in the world, is still achieving high fertility rates, researches claimed. Researchers from the University of Sydney said that the oldest semen-- derived of the male bighorn sheep-- impregnated 34 living sheep.
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World's Oldest Known Spider Dies - Of Wasp Sting
The world's oldest known spider has died at the ripe old age of 43 after being monitored for years during a long-term population study in Australia, researchers said Monday.
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Japanese Woman, 88, Who Once Sold Dolls For A Living, Conferred Doctorate
An 88-year-old woman was conferred a doctorate on Saturday at a university in Kyoto city, making her the oldest person in Japan to get such a degree.
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5 Oldest Surviving Universities In The World
The fact the universities have been an integral part of all majestic civilizations of the past establishes the important part formal education has played in the advancement of the society and the world at large. Here is a list of some universities which have stood the test of time and continue to impart education even after centuries.
