The shock of the old: Welcome to the elderly age - opinion - 08 April 2010 - New Scientist

April 8 2010, 5:46pm

The shock of the old: Welcome to the elderly age - opinion - 08 April 2010 - New ScientistSource: http://www.newscientist.comNo one expected it to happen so quickly, and certainly not everywhere – but Homo sapiens is ageing fast. This is no bad thing, argues Fred Pearce    "Of all the people in human history who ever reached the age of 65, half are alive now."