Apr 29, 2022 · The world’s oldest people are all women. Four of the top 10 were born in the United States, and two were born in Japan.

Jul 6, 2021 · The oldest living person, Jeanne Calment of France, was 122 when she died in 1997; the current oldest person is 118-year-old Kane Tanaka of Japan. Using Bayesian …

Sep 29, 2021 · It means that one Japanese person in every 1,450 is now aged over 100 – and women account for 88.4% of centenarians, including Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest person …

Aug 18, 2021 · The oldest recorded human alive was Jeanne Calment who lived until she was 122 years and 164 days. Calment died in 1997 and the record still stands. Statisticians expect …

Jul 20, 2021 · Most of us can expect to live to around 80, some people defy expectations and live to be over 100. The oldest person in history, a French woman named Jeanne Calment lived to …

Jul 22, 2019 · Dating all the way back to the 6th century BCE, the Imago Mundi is the oldest known world map, and it offers a unique glimpse into ancient perspectives on earth and the …

Jul 7, 2015 · Sakari Momoi made headlines this week when, as the oldest living man, he passed away in Japan at the age of 112. The number of centenarians is growing fast, especially in …

Feb 11, 2015 · When the Spanish conquered South America in the 16th century they took over the Incas’ mines and soon began to pump clouds of lead dust over the Andes. The silver the …

Mar 9, 2017 · And in it we found microfossils that we believe to be 300m years older than the previous oldest known microfossils from rocks in western Australia dated to be around 3,500m …

Jun 17, 2025 · A new World Resources Institute report paints a concerning picture for the world’s forests. Old-growth forests and ancient trees are critical for climate stability, biodiversity and …