Read more about the article Life Ended Peacefully Aged 116 At Care Home After Favourite Meal
Photo shows Fusa Tatsumi, undated. Japan's oldest person born on April 25, 1907, died at the age of 116 in Kashiwara, Osaka, on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. (Newsflash)

Life Ended Peacefully Aged 116 At Care Home After Favourite Meal

The world's second oldest woman has died aged 116 at a nursing home in Japan. Farmer's wife Fusa Tatsumi died on 12th December at a care home in Kashiwara, Osaka…

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Read more about the article World’s Oldest Zoo Welcomes World’s Slowest Baby
Photo shows a sloth cub born at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria, undated. The cub was born on Aug. 20, 2023, and was hidden in the mother's protective peritoneum. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

World’s Oldest Zoo Welcomes World’s Slowest Baby

The adorable footage shows the moment a newborn two-toed sloth snuggles into its mum's fur as visitors at the oldest zoo in the world see it for the first time.…

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Read more about the article Austria To Create More Than 300 New Water Ponds Around The Country To Help Conserve Green Toads
Image shows a green toad in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. State authorities will create around 300 new small bodies of water across the country for the green toads. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Austria To Create More Than 300 New Water Ponds Around The Country To Help Conserve Green Toads

The world's oldest zoo will take part in the building of several hundred water ponds across Austria to help conserve green toads under threat because of habitat loss. The project…

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Read more about the article 300,000-Year-Old Boomerang-Like Stick is One of the Oldest Human-Made Wooden Tools
Image shows the double pointed wooden throwing stick, undated photo. It was found in the town of Schoeningen, Germany. (Volker Minkus/Newsflash)

300,000-Year-Old Boomerang-Like Stick is One of the Oldest Human-Made Wooden Tools

One of the earliest examples of a human tool made from wood has been found after archaeologists unveiled a 300,000-year-old double-pointed stick that would have been used as a hunting…

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Read more about the article 4,000 Year Old Corpses Were Victims Of Black Death
Image shows the grave of a man aged 22-27, undated photo. He died of the plague around 4,000 years ago at a burial ground in the municipality of Drasenhofen, Lower Austria State, Austria. (OeAW, Archaeprotect/Newsflash)

4,000 Year Old Corpses Were Victims Of Black Death

The 4,000-year-old bodies of two prehistoric men have been identified as among the world's oldest known plague victims. The two Early Bronze Age corpses - aged between 22 and 30…

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Read more about the article Polar Bear Sent To Another Zoo As Cub Comes Back To World’s Oldest Zoo After 15 Years
Image shows the new polar bear boar, undated photo. It arrived at the Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, in May 2023. (Nuremberg Zoo, Tom Burger/Newsflash)

Polar Bear Sent To Another Zoo As Cub Comes Back To World’s Oldest Zoo After 15 Years

An endangered polar bear who was sent to another zoo immediately after his birth has returned after spending 15 years abroad. The 15-year-old polar bear reunited with other bears at…

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Read more about the article Endangered Indian Rhinos From World’s Oldest Zoo Munch On Protected Woodland Treats
Image shows rhinos at the Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. They will receive treats from the Austrian Federal Forests. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Endangered Indian Rhinos From World’s Oldest Zoo Munch On Protected Woodland Treats

Endangered Indian rhinos at the world's oldest zoo got a real treat after forest rangers delivered them fresh branches and twigs to munch on. The species - listed as 'vulnerable'…

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Read more about the article Scientists Discover Gulf’s Oldest Known Pearl Diving Town
Photo shows the oldest pearling town on Siniyah Island in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates, undated. Artifacts found in this town, date as far back as the region’s pre-Islamic history in the late 6th century. (Umm al-Quwain Department of Tourism and Archeology/Newsflash)

Scientists Discover Gulf’s Oldest Known Pearl Diving Town

A 1,500-year-old town unearthed by archaeologists has been declared the Persian Gulf's oldest known commercial pearl diving community. The 6th-century town - in the Emirati state of Umm Al Quwain…

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