The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ...

The tree, which is over 4,800 years old, is found in a grove of other trees, but its exact location is kept a secret.

Records show that there is a living tree that began growing around 2830 BCE, placing its birth more than a century before construction began on the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was already ancient when ...

Evolutionary Biologist, Dr. Toby Kiers collects soil samples beneath one of the oldest trees on Earth, the alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides). The temperate rainforests of the Chilean Coast Range are home ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

On a talus-strewn slope in eastern California’s mountains, a gnarled tree twists toward the sky. It is Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) and one of the world’s oldest trees.

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