World's oldest computer more ancient than thought

Last Updated: Sunday, November 30, 2014, 18:13

The Antikythera Mechanism, sometimes called the 'world's oldest computer', is even older than previously thought, according to a new study.

China`s Li storms to Australian open title

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 17:24

China`s Li Na stormed to her second Grand Slam title Saturday, battling past brave underdog Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (7/3) 6-0 to become the oldest woman ever to win the Australian Open.

Facebook`s oldest registered user turns 106

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 14:02

106-year-old, Edythe Kirchmaier, is reportedly Facebook`s oldest registered user and has no intention of switching to any other social network as of now.

Oldest human DNA discovery in Spain scrambles evolution theory

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 12:27

Researchers have been able to determine an almost complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a 400,000-year-old hominin from Sima de los Huesos, a unique cave site in Northern Spain.

World`s oldest prehistoric toilet unearthed in Argentina

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 19:58

Scientists have discovered thousands of fossilised poos left by rhino-like megaherbivores, 240 million years ago in Argentina, suggesting that ancient reptiles gathered together to defecate.

World`s oldest seawater found in US

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 17:01

: Scientists have discovered the oldest body of seawater in the world - 100 to 145 million years old - under Chesapeake Bay, the largest crater in the US.

Oldest woman to run in New York marathon dies next day

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 15:11

An American grandmother, who was on Sunday the oldest woman to compete in the New York marathon, died one day later. She was 86.

105 year-old oldest Facebook user shares words of wisdom

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 17:42

Kirchmaier said that she joined the networking site at the age of 95 when her kids gave her a computer, a printer and a digital camera and turned her loose.

World`s oldest man, a self taught musician, dies at age 112

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 09:40

Known for his musical flair, world’s oldest man, aged 112, nicknamed “Shorty” breathed his last in New York on Friday, reports said.

Doubts over `127-year-old` Chinese woman

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 21:19

A Chinese government news portal has claimed that a woman in China`s remote far west is 127 years old, making her the oldest person ever to have lived -- but experts raised questions over the supposed record on Wednesday.