An ancient Great Basin bristlecone pine in California's White Mountains, nearly 5,000 years old, holds the title of the ...

When it comes to reasons for traveling, many of us want to see ancient buildings and sites that are still standing hundreds and thousands of years later. But, some ancient things may be standing right ...

For hundreds of years, an imposing white oak tree has watched over a New Jersey community and a church, providing protection from the blazing summer sun, serving as a scenic backdrop for thousands of ...

Surrounded by overgrowth, the fallen trunk of an over 300-year-old tree can be found in a secluded field at the corner of West River Parkway and Franklin Terrace in Minneapolis’ Seward neighborhood.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Not many living organisms have been around long enough to ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Around this time last year, the oldest tree in Washington, DC came crashing to the ground. The Northampton Oak was likely planted around the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The planet's trees have seen plenty of history pass by their trunks. In fact, they began to populate Earth 385 million years ago, ...