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 ...

pink jellyfish swimming underwater

Immortal Jellyfish: Can This Creature Really Live Forever?

Suhail Ahmed

  Somewhere in the rolling twilight of a Mediterranean harbor, a jelly the size of a pinky nail quietly rewinds its own life. The so‑called immortal jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii, slips from full adulthood back to its youthful polyp form, dodging what most living things accept as inevitable. Scientists have chased this extraordinary trick for decades ...