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Methuselah Tree, The World's Oldest Tree, Is 4,855 Years Old — And Still Alive in The White Mountains of California

Humans may desire immortality, but it is trees that are garnering more success in this pursuit. One of them is now nearly five centuries old, having witnessed all the ups and downs of multiple ...

The Oldest Forests In The World Are All In The Same Region, And They're Just A Few Hours From New York City

Discoveries within these New York forests place them each at more than 380 million years old, making them the oldest known ...
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Cairo Fossil Forest: The oldest forest in North America with 385 million-year-old trees

The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they ...
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The tree in California that’s older than the Egyptian pyramids

BIG PINE, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered tree quietly holds a staggering secret — it’s nearly 5,000 years old. Known as the ...
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Mount of Olives Trees Are World’s Oldest

Tests conducted on olive trees on Jerusalem’s historic Mount of Olives are the oldest known trees in the world, according to a study released on Friday conducted by the National Research Council of ...