The oldest bat skeletons in the world have been identified as a new species, helping scientists fill in the spotty fossil record of these flying mammals and providing new clues about how they evolved.

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died. The zoo said Gramma had ongoing bone conditions and that caretakers had to make the ...

It took decades for archaeologists to realize this 3,500-year-old tablet depicts an ancient city at scale. But how did its creators pull that off? Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania ...

Dick Van Dyke‘s reign as the oldest-ever Daytime Emmy winner was short-lived as, just a year after the then-98-year-old actor won, the record was bested by 99-year-old Sir David Attenborough. The ...

João Marinho Neto's milestone came months after he celebrated the world’s oldest person, Ethel Caterham, on her 116th birthday Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Between 17 January 2023 and 19 August 2024, María Branyas Morera, of Spain, was officially the world’s oldest person, until she died aged 117 years and 168 days. To uncover the secrets of her ...

Ethel Caterham was born Aug. 21, 1909. The world's oldest living person is celebrating turning 116 on Thursday. Ethel Caterham, who was born Aug. 21, 1909, was recognized in April by Guinness World ...

Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine crunched the numbers after the CP3 news became official: the 2025-26 LA Clippers are now, officially, the oldest team in NBA history. With an average age of 33.2 years ...

The oldest person alive is sharing her secret to longevity: no stress. At age 115, England woman Ethel Caterham is officially the oldest person alive, according to LongeviQuest, the database that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Trees older than empires are not as rare as you might think ...

A weathered sign in the Minnesota River Valley proudly proclaims: “World’s Oldest Rock.” Erected in 1975, it marks a 3.8-billion-year-old gneiss — or so scientists thought. Turns out, it’s not the ...

Professional athletes can make a fortune and gain fame from playing kids' games. However, no one gets to play sports forever. Inevitably, time erodes the skills of even the most supremely talented ...