A Mayan temple discovered in Mexico is 3,000-years-old, making it the civilisations ‘oldest monument’ and no statues to the elite hints at a more egalitarian society. The temple site in Tabasco, Mexico, was discovered by archaeologists from the University of Arizona and an international team during an expedition in 2017. The site, called Aquada Fénix, is … Read more
World’s oldest man, 111, says love is the secret to long life after title passed on to him with the death of British 112-year-old Dumitru Comanescu was born on 8 November 1908 in the county of Prahova He’s been crowned the world’s oldest man after the death of Brit Bob Weighton Mr Comanescu expressed his delight … Read more
World’s oldest ‘bug’ is a fossilized 425-million-year-old millipede discovered on a Scottish Island that suggests the ancient creatures evolved from water to live on land in just 40 million years The fossilized millipede was found on the Scottish Island of Kerrera An improve dating technique found it is 75 million years younger than believed Researchers … Read more
A 108-year-old woman from New Jersey has recovered from the coronavirus, and could be the country’s oldest Covid-19 survivor. During her 108-years, Sylvia Goldsholl has lived through both the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, and now the Covid-19 pandemic, over 100 years apart. Goldsholl is not quite the oldest reported person to have recovered from the coronavirus. … Read more
Europe’s OLDEST time capsule – dating back to 1797 – is discovered hidden in a Polish church spire, containing coins and building documents The capsule was discovered hidden in a church spire during renovation on the building in Ziebice, Poland Documents within refer to the construction of the 18th century church, written in German and … Read more
Oldest fossilized salamander ever discovered lived 230 million years ago in Russia and provides ‘a missing link’ in the evolution of frogs Researchers working in Russia have uncovered the oldest salamander fossil The one-inch specimen live 230 million years ago on both land and in water The fossil is 90 million years older than those … Read more
Dame Judi Dench, 85, looks radiant in British Vogue as she becomes fashion bible’s oldest cover star in HISTORY and vows to never retire Judi, has become the eldest woman to ever cover British Vogue in its 104-year history The actress, 85, appears in the June issue of the fashion bible and made history with … Read more
Britain’s Got Talent returned for another round of auditions on Saturday night, with 10 acts hoping to impress the judges. And one act that certainly did that was 96-year-old Nora Barton, who is the ITV show’s oldest ever auditionee and fulfilled her dream of performing at the London Palladium. Nora, who has Alzheimer’s, left the … Read more
It had been the longest week of my life – and then it was announced that we had to close our doors. All the usual comradeship and joyfulness of the place had vanished in the preceding days. We were going out with hardly a whimper, let alone a bang. I stood in the middle of … Read more
Britain’s Gran Talent: Singer, 96, with Alzheimer’s will become BGT’s oldest ever contestant when she takes to the stage in pre-recorded ITV show By Eleanor Sharples Tv And Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 1 May 2020 By the time they reach their nineties, most … Read more