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World's Oldest Gorilla, Fatou, Celebrates Her 69th Birthday At Berlin Zoo
Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla, celebrates her 69th birthday at Berlin Zoo with a special feast.
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World's Oldest Manmade Structure In Greece, Shut To Tourists For 10 Years, Is Open Again
There are places you visit for photographs. There are places you visit for food. And then there are places you visit because they change how you see yourself in the long story of humanity. Theopetra Cave is that third kind.
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Humans Were Making Fire 400,000 Years Ago, Far Earlier Than Thought: Study
The findings push back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making by roughly 350,000 years. Until now, the oldest confirmed evidence had come from Neanderthal sites (northern France) dating to about 50,000 years ago.
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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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Europe's Oldest Lake Settlement From 8,000 Years Ago Found In Albania
Archaeologists working on the shores of Ohrid Lake in Albania are convinced they have uncovered the oldest human settlement built on a European lake, finding evidence of an organised hunting and farming community living up to 8,000 years ago.
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World's Oldest Alphabet Writings Discovered In Syria, Archaeologists Claim
Long before alphabets came into existence, human civilisations used different means to communicate such as images and hieroglyphics.
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Oldest Known Human Has Fascinating Secrets Even 50 Years After Discovery
Lucy was often described as "the grandmother of humanity", but more recent discoveries suggest she may have been more like an aunt or a cousin, experts say.
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World’s Largest Living Organism Pando Might Be The Oldest Living Thing, Reveals New Study
Pando, a massive quaking aspen spanning 100 acres in Utah, is estimated to be between 16,000 and 80,000 years old. Research suggests that Pando has witnessed and survived vast environmental changes since humans began migrating out of Africa. The genetically linked stems span an interconnected root system that highlights plant resilience. Challenges...
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Thousands Of Bones And Weapons Uncover Brutal 3,250-Year-Old Battle
Researchers have unearthed a trove of artefacts, including bronze and flint arrowheads, swords, wooden clubs, and human remains.
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Paris Olympics 2024: How Technology Is Transforming The World’s Oldest International Sporting Event
Paris Olympics 2024, or the Olympic Games, are underway in Paris. More than 10,000 athletes across 200 countries have assembled to compete in humanity's oldest international sporting event. However, over the years, the event has also become an intersection of humanity and technology, where the latter has assisted in not only making the event grandi...
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World's Oldest Human, Born In 1900, Lives In Peru And Eats...
Peru's Andean mountains may hold the secret to longevity and the world's oldest ever person, if a new claim by state officials of a 124-year-old man born in 1900 are proven to be true.
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World's Second Oldest Woman Aged 116 Dies After Eating Her Favourite Meal
Japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived.
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World's Oldest Burial Site, Dating Back To 200,000 BC, Found In Africa
Palaeontologists in South Africa said Monday they have found the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behaviour.
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How Long Can A Human Live? Debate Reignited After Oldest Person Dies
The death of the world's oldest person at the age of 118 has reignited a debate that has divided scientists for centuries: is there a limit on how long a healthy human can live?
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World's Oldest Male Giant Panda, An An, Dies At The Age Of 35
An An, the world's oldest male giant panda under human care, was euthanised on Thursday at age 35.
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World's Oldest Gorilla, Fatou, Celebrates Her 69th Birthday At Berlin Zoo
Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla, celebrates her 69th birthday at Berlin Zoo with a special feast.
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World's Oldest Manmade Structure In Greece, Shut To Tourists For 10 Years, Is Open Again
There are places you visit for photographs. There are places you visit for food. And then there are places you visit because they change how you see yourself in the long story of humanity. Theopetra Cave is that third kind.
-
Humans Were Making Fire 400,000 Years Ago, Far Earlier Than Thought: Study
The findings push back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making by roughly 350,000 years. Until now, the oldest confirmed evidence had come from Neanderthal sites (northern France) dating to about 50,000 years ago.
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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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Europe's Oldest Lake Settlement From 8,000 Years Ago Found In Albania
Archaeologists working on the shores of Ohrid Lake in Albania are convinced they have uncovered the oldest human settlement built on a European lake, finding evidence of an organised hunting and farming community living up to 8,000 years ago.
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World's Oldest Alphabet Writings Discovered In Syria, Archaeologists Claim
Long before alphabets came into existence, human civilisations used different means to communicate such as images and hieroglyphics.
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Oldest Known Human Has Fascinating Secrets Even 50 Years After Discovery
Lucy was often described as "the grandmother of humanity", but more recent discoveries suggest she may have been more like an aunt or a cousin, experts say.
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World’s Largest Living Organism Pando Might Be The Oldest Living Thing, Reveals New Study
Pando, a massive quaking aspen spanning 100 acres in Utah, is estimated to be between 16,000 and 80,000 years old. Research suggests that Pando has witnessed and survived vast environmental changes since humans began migrating out of Africa. The genetically linked stems span an interconnected root system that highlights plant resilience. Challenges...
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Thousands Of Bones And Weapons Uncover Brutal 3,250-Year-Old Battle
Researchers have unearthed a trove of artefacts, including bronze and flint arrowheads, swords, wooden clubs, and human remains.
-
Paris Olympics 2024: How Technology Is Transforming The World’s Oldest International Sporting Event
Paris Olympics 2024, or the Olympic Games, are underway in Paris. More than 10,000 athletes across 200 countries have assembled to compete in humanity's oldest international sporting event. However, over the years, the event has also become an intersection of humanity and technology, where the latter has assisted in not only making the event grandi...
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World's Oldest Human, Born In 1900, Lives In Peru And Eats...
Peru's Andean mountains may hold the secret to longevity and the world's oldest ever person, if a new claim by state officials of a 124-year-old man born in 1900 are proven to be true.
-
World's Second Oldest Woman Aged 116 Dies After Eating Her Favourite Meal
Japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived.
-
World's Oldest Burial Site, Dating Back To 200,000 BC, Found In Africa
Palaeontologists in South Africa said Monday they have found the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behaviour.
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How Long Can A Human Live? Debate Reignited After Oldest Person Dies
The death of the world's oldest person at the age of 118 has reignited a debate that has divided scientists for centuries: is there a limit on how long a healthy human can live?
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World's Oldest Male Giant Panda, An An, Dies At The Age Of 35
An An, the world's oldest male giant panda under human care, was euthanised on Thursday at age 35.
