Fredie Blom - seen here on his 116th birthday - said there was no special secret to his longevity A South African who was thought to be the oldest man in the world has died at the age of 116.

The genetic sequences were from a man and a woman whose ... Although some of the world's earliest evidence of modern humans ...

Guinness World of Records says it is still consulting genealogists to confirm the next holders of the "world's oldest man and woman ... from the days when South Africa was under white minority ...

Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...

Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura plans to return for his 40th professional season at age 58 next year. Japan's Kyodo ...

The world's oldest man has died at his home in Japan at the age of 114. Yukichi Chuganji, a retired silkworm breeder, was pronounced dead from natural causes last night, his 65-year-old nephew ...

She is currently the seventh oldest person in the world, and has 12 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, 49 great-great-grandchildren and three great-great-great-grandchildren.

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and the oldest surviving British veteran from World War I, has died at the age of 113, his care home said Saturday. Allingham died ...

Exotic safaris may lure travelers to Africa, but many of the continent’s oldest hotels are city stays ... Chaplin and a Big Three conference during World War II. Once a palace, El Djazair ...

Africa has the fastest growing ... Early tremors of this seismic change are already registering around the world. By Declan Walsh and Hannah Reyes Morales The Sani family in northern Nigeria ...

An Australian man was found guilty of tricking his wife to visit Sudan with their two kids. He cancelled her visa, took her ...

It is believed to have originated over a thousand years ago in the Horn of Africa, making it one of the oldest breads in the world. The bread is popularly known for its unique spongy texture ...