Of the many scenic wonders found within the Inyo National Forest, one of the most amazing is the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, located between 10,000 and 11,000 ft. in the White Mountains, east of the Sierra Nevada. These trees are the oldest known living trees on earth. Here in the White Mountains, the ancient trees have survived more than 40 centuries, exceeding the age of the oldest Giant Se... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The tree, a deciduous hybrid related to the rowan, was first noticed in a small lay-by at Watersmeet in North Devon in the 1930s with a no-parking sign tacked to the bark.

It is only recently that scientists have undertaken a biochemical analysis to confirm the tree is a new species and it was formally named yesterday. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Myra Nicholson (December 14, 1894 – September 20, 2007) was the oldest living Australian and the eleventh oldest validated person in the world following the September 15, 2007 death of French doyenne Marie-Simone Capony. picked by punthe 2 years ago

In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren't built - they're grown. The living bridges of Cherrapunji, India are made from the roots of the Ficus elastica tree. This tree produces a series of secondary roots from higher up its trunk and can comfortably perch atop huge boulders along the riverbanks, or even in the middle of the rivers themselves. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Scientists from Oregon State University and the Natural History Museum in London have announced the discovery of the oldest known fossil of a gecko, with body parts that are forever preserved in life-like form after 100 million years of being entombed in amber. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A centuries-old cycad specimen, a palm-like tree that is the world's oldest living potted plant, has been re-potted, a worker at Kew Gardens in London says.

The tree arrived at Kew in 1775 and has been growing 1 inch in height and girth every year. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

A team from the European Southern Observatory captured the breathtaking picture of the Christmas Tree Star Cluster over more than 10 hours using the Wide Field Imager in Chile. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Posted by Deepchill, but wanted to post this link, which has a picture of the tree.

Please upvote original. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Tree CoralScientists gathering specimens in a submersible off the coast of Hawaii have discovered the oldest living colonial creature on Earth, dated at 4,265 years old. picked by xdvx 8 months ago

Scientists have discovered that it spends several months of every year out of the water and living inside trees. Hidden away inside rotten branches and trunks, the remarkable creatures temporarily alter their biological makeup so they can breathe air. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Don't worry, it's not Methuselah. This was discovered and hacked before we found him. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Its been here since humans developed agriculture. Its a Swedish spruce tree, and can teach us a great deal about climate change. picked by jquipp 2 years ago

UC Irvine scientists have discovered a cluster of galaxies in a very early stage of formation that is 11.4 billion light years from Earth – the farthest of its kind ever to be detected. These galaxies are so distant that the universe was in its infancy when their light was emitted. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Scientists today announced the discovery of the oldest fossil skeleton of a human ancestor. The find reveals that our forebears underwent a previously unknown stage of evolution more than a million years before Lucy, the iconic early human ancestor specimen that walked the Earth 3.2 million years ago. picked by drogue 2 months ago

For more than eight centuries, the Nasca culture prospered in the coastal valleys of Peru until its sudden downfall around 600 AD.

A team of archaeologists has now found convincing evidence the decline was self-inflicted and began with the cutting down of a tree that could have protected them from devastating climate change. picked by bingo 4 weeks ago

Melting glaciers in Western Canada are revealing tree stumps up to 7,000 years old where the region's rivers of ice have retreated to a historic minimum, a geologist said today. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A furniture maker was delighted when he sliced open a tree to find what he claims is an image of Jesus ascending to heaven. Forty-five-year-old Craig O'Connor from Bensalem, Pennsylvania discovered the image in a stain of sap inside the trunk. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A grandfather has become the oldest person in Britain to undergo a full sex change, at the age of 64. picked by topofall 11 months ago

British climate scientists predict warmest year ever. picked by LatueOfStiberty 3 years ago

Scientists have designed a synthetic tree that traps carbon dioxide from the air in an attempt to combat growing emissions. picked by kakana 5 months ago