A grey seal found injured in the 1970s is now celebrating her 50th birthday at a Cornwall animal sanctuary. Sheba had a ...

Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...

A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary ...

The oldest Grey Seal "living in human care" is celebrating a remarkable 50th birthday. The seal named Sheba has lived at the ...

The DNA comes from reindeer, geese, hares, rodents, crabs, and even mastodon. Also poplar, birch, thuja trees, and a variety ...

The small islet of Agios Petros, north of Alonissos, Greece, is believed to be the oldest submerged settlement of the Aegean.

New archaeological evidence suggests the world's first cities emerged in Ukraine, not Mesopotamia, rewriting history.

A much-loved cat believed to be the oldest cat in the world has died - aged 33 years old. Rosie, a fluffy tortoise-shell, ...

Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The oldest person alive was honored on Japan's Respect for the Aged Day. Tomiko Itooka, now 116 years old, ...

While the average human lifespan is under 80 years, some animals live far longer, like Greenland sharks, bowhead whales, and certain turtles, which can reach over 150 years. The ocean quahog clam, for ...

Rosie, a fluffy tortoise-shell, will celebrate her 32nd birthday on June 1 with proud owner Lila Brissett, 72, who took her ...