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Study of 117-year-old woman offers clues to extreme human longevity
Jan 5, 2026One of the oldest people to ever live was found to have possessed an abnormally young genome for her age.
Lucile Randon, the world's oldest person, has died aged 118
VIDEO Jan 20, 2023The French nun not only lived to the grand old age of 100, but then went on to live for another 18 years after that.
Humans could live for 150 years, study claims
May 28, 2021New research has indicated that 150 might be the oldest age that any human could realistically reach.
Australia's oldest man credits very unusual diet
May 20, 2021Australia's oldest ever man has explained how a particularly unusual diet has contributed to his longevity.
117-year-old becomes third-oldest person ever
VIDEO Sep 21, 2020Kane Tanaka - the oldest person in Japan - has reached a grand old age despite a penchant for fizzy drinks.
Alligator that survived WWII dies aged 84
May 24, 2020An aged alligator that was once rumored to belong to Adolf Hitler has passed away at a zoo in Moscow.
74-year-old woman has given birth to twins
Sep 6, 2019Erramatti Mangayamma has become the world's oldest mother after giving birth at the tender age of 74.
World's oldest known wild bird lays another egg
Dec 10, 2018A Laysan albatross known as 'Wisdom' has exceeded all expectations by laying an egg at the ripe old age of 68.
'Oldest man' dies at an alleged age of 146
May 2, 2017According to reports, Indonesian national Sodimedjo was born in 1870, making him 146 when he died.
'Woman who saw three centuries' turns 117
VIDEO Nov 30, 2016The oldest human being on Earth, Emma Morano, is the last person alive to have seen the 19th century.
Is there a limit to how long we can live ?
Oct 6, 2016A new study has suggested that humans may be limited to a maximum lifespan of around 115 years.
Oldest living man is a 120-year-old monk
Aug 18, 2016Hindu monk Swami Sivananda has attributed his extreme longevity to a combination of yoga and celibacy.
116-year-old is now the world's oldest person
May 17, 2016Emma Morano is believed to be the only remaining person on Earth to have been born during the 1800s.
86-year-old woman climbs Mount Kilimanjaro
Nov 9, 2015In a remarkable feat of old-age endurance, the pensioner reached the summit of Africa's tallest mountain.
Deleting genes could extend human lifespan
Oct 12, 2015Scientists have identified a potential new way of extending human longevity by up to 60 percent.
105-year-old sets new world sprint record
VIDEO Sep 28, 2015Despite being 105 years old, Japan's Hidekichi Miyazaki is still participating in running events.
Our universe is 'sliding in to old age'
Aug 11, 2015Scientists have highlighted the fact that the stars in the sky are slowly but surely fading away.
Opportunity rover is suffering from 'amnesia'
Jan 4, 2015Having explored Mars for over a decade the long-serving rover is beginning to show signs of old age.
127-year-old woman is oldest human in history
Aug 31, 2014Leandra Becerra Lumbreras, who is from Mexico, is believed to have been born on August 31, 1887.
Man in Brazil is believed to be 126 years old
Jul 16, 2014Sao Paulo resident Jose Aguinelo dos Santos is thought to be the oldest living man ever documented.
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