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Life 16 September 2020 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A reconstruction of a female ostracod’s reproductive organ filled with sperm, suggesting it was inseminated shortly before being trapped in resinR. Matzke-Karasz Dozens of perfectly preserved sperm coiled up inside the reproductive tract of a 100-million-year-old female microcrustacean have been identified as the oldest animal sperm ever found.…

Fredie Blom died on Saturday morning in Tygerberg Hospital Delft resident Fredie Blom died on Saturday morning in Tygerberg HospitalBlom was thought to be the oldest man in the world, although he had not been officially recognised.He has been described as family orientated, respectful and hard working – even in his retirement years.South Africa’s oldest…

By Michael Marshall Hollow tubes attached to fossils of ancient animals are signs of the earliest known parasitesZhifei Zhang (Northwest University) Hundreds of fossilised animals seemingly covered in worm-like creatures are the oldest hard evidence of parasitism, dating from 512 million years ago when complex animals were still new. “We’re documenting the oldest case of…