Articles for tag: ancient trees, longevity in nature, oldest trees on Earth, prehistoric nature

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10 Remarkable Trees That Are Older Than Recorded Human History

Suhail Ahmed

  Before humans wrote their first myths on clay tablets, some trees were already standing silent watch over the planet. While empires rose and crumbled, while writing, cities, and modern science emerged, these organisms simply kept growing rings, weathering storms, and outliving our stories. Today, scientists are finally learning how to read the clues locked ...

The Tree That Can Clone Itself for Thousands of Years

The Tree That Can Clone Itself for Thousands of Years

Andrew Alpin

You walk through what appears to be an ordinary forest, towering trees swaying gently in the breeze. The peaceful scene conceals one of nature’s most extraordinary secrets. These aren’t individual trees at all. Instead, you’re standing within a single living organism that has been quietly cloning , possibly predating entire human civilizations. This phenomenon isn’t ...