The world's oldest person is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Tomiko Itooka.

While other languages are modern evolutions of centuries-old dialects, spoken in homes today.Here are five of the world’s oldest languages that are still in use today and you would be fascinated ...

Ancient Chinese astronomer Shi Shen’s star catalog, known as The Star Manual of Master Shi, is now considered the oldest star chart in the world. Later observations written into the catalog ...

TOKYO -- Mine Kondo, a 114-year-old resident of the Aichi Prefecture town of Kota recognized as Japan's oldest person, died on May 20, the town announ ...

Ethel Caterham became the world's oldest living person, per the Gerontology Research Group, after a 116-year-old Brazilian nun and teacher died on Wednesday.

The world’s oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at age 116, her order announced on Wednesday.

Learn about the oldest language in the world and how language shaped civilization. Discover the origins of human communication in this detailed exploration of language.

A Brazilian nun named the world’s oldest person in early 2025 has died, according to LongeviQuest, an agency that tracks the world’s longest-living people. Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas died on ...

At more than 110 million years old, a fossil excavated in Brazil is the oldest undisputed ant fossil ever discovered. The finding adds to evidence that the first ants evolved on the supercontinent ...

A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a report published in Current Biology. The hell ant, which was ...

Nearly 100-year-old tortoise becomes 1st-time mom to 4 baby hatchlings Mommy, the Philadelphia Zoo's oldest resident, is living up to her name.

"Explore the fascinating history of Japan's Hidden Christians and visit the country's oldest goldmine. Discover these lesser-known yet significant historical sites and the stories that shaped ...