Paleontologists have been arguing whether modern birds developed before or after the infamous asteroid for decades. Now, a ...

The Wollemi Pine’s bark looks like bubbling chocolate—but its real secret? It’s a 200-million-year-old survivor from the age ...

Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous ...

The continent of Australia is home to more than 250 spoken Indigenous languages and 800 dialects. Yet, one of its linguistic cornerstones wasn't spoken, but carved. Watch the full documentary The ...

ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES of being alive on earth in the age of climate catastrophe is that we find ourselves in the peculiar position of mourning the future.

Cancel anytime. TOKYO — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.

MIAMI (AP) — A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was ...

Willie Mays passed away on June 18, 2024, at the age of 93. After Tommy Lasorda’s death in 2021, he was the oldest living Hall of Fame member. On June 28, 2024, Orlando Cepeda, another legend ...

curid=108220564 Jonathan the tortoise is famous for being the oldest living land animal at 191 years old. He’s even older than the invention of lightbulbs or telephones. This iconic creature has been ...

Northland is also home to one of the oldest privet trees in the country, with a tree at Edmonds Ruins, near Kerikeri, possibly be more than 100 years old. However, its days are numbered.

After former President Jimmy Carter's death in December, outgoing-President Joe Biden became the oldest living U.S. president. He's also the oldest serving U.S. president, but it's a record that ...