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The world’s oldest DNA is 1.2 million years old and comes from a previously unknown genetic lineage of mammoth, called the Krestovka mammoth, a new study reveals. Researchers analysed genomes from three ancient mammoths, using DNA recovered from mammoth teeth buried in Siberian permafrost. One genome dated back 1.2 million years and has been named the … Read more
World’s oldest printed Valentine’s Day card reveals woman berating her man for ‘ghosting’ her as long ago as 1797 The 224-year-old correspondence is illustrated with delicate design and portrait It was published on January 12, 1797, by John Fairburn of 146, Minories, London Writer Catherine Mossday writes she has ‘repeatedly requested’ for a Mr Brown By … Read more
Europe’s oldest person survives Covid-19 to celebrate her 117th birthday as French nun insists she ‘wasn’t scared to die’ Lucile Randon, also known as Sister Andre, is turning 117 years old this Thursday She tested positive for COVID-19 last month but has displayed no symptoms Born in 1904, the French nun is the world’s second-oldest … Read more
Grandfather, 70, becomes oldest person to row 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic Ocean after nearly two months at sea – raising £700,000 for charity Frank Rothwell, 70, from Oldham, oldest person to row solo across the Atlantic Raised more than £648k for Alzheimer’s Research UK in tribute to brother in law Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation … Read more
Etchings found on a 120,000-year-old bone of an extinct giant cow that once roamed Israel are believed to be the oldest symbols made by humans An butchering site was discovered in Israel that dates back 120,000 years Experts found a trove of bone fragments, with one bearing six markings A further analysis reveals it was … Read more
Discovery of pulsars British astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was the first person to discover a pulsar in 1967 when she spotted a radio pulsar. Since then other types of pulsars that emit x-rays and gamma rays have also been spotted. Pulsars are essentially rotating, highly magnatised neutron stars but when they were first discovered … Read more
Teresa Giudice’s four daughters have grown up before our very eyes. And the Real Housewives of New Jersey star recently shared another milestone with her 2million Instagram followers. She was a doting mom Saturday as she celebrated her oldest daughter Gia’s 20th birthday with a night out at Di Palma Brothers in New Jersey. Happy birthday! … Read more
Archaeologists believe they’ve found the oldest known tool used for grinding or scraping, dating back some 350,000 years. Found in the Tabun Cave in northern Israel, the implement is a cobble, a type of small rounded stone, and predates homo sapiens by at least 50,000 years. Previously, such tools weren’t thought to have been introduced … Read more
World’s oldest panda – known as the ‘hero mother’ with 153 descendants – dies of multiple organ failure at the age of 38 in China Panda Xin Xing was more than 130 in human years when she passed this month Her health deteriorated in October and all treatment failed, a zoo revealed today Hailed as … Read more
Strictly Come Dancing 2020 champion Bill Bailey has dedicated his win to the dancing dads of Britain following his victorious stint on Saturday evening. In a new interview, the comedian, 55, who became the series’ oldest ever winner, said he identifies with ‘every bloke in their 40s and 50s’ as he urged them to ‘not … Read more