A recent DNA analysis of hundreds of tree samples suggested Pando is between 16,000 and 80,000 years old, making it one of the oldest living organisms in the world — although that research ...

Anywhere between 1,000 and 5,000 years old in age, here are some of the oldest trees in the world that have stood tall against the test of time.

Think of a tree and what comes to mind probably ... Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and for good reason. Pando is among the largest and oldest organisms on Earth. Its 47,000 stems cover ...

Every tree in Pando is genetically identical, sharing DNA from a root system that has been growing and regenerating for tens of thousands of years beneath the forest floor. Named after the Latin ...

It used to be the oldest tree in the region until scientists discovered another Great Basin bristlecone pine nearby that was over 5,000 years old. The Pando is a group of interconnected quaking ...

Some of these trees were already thousands of years old when civilisations like Egypt and Rome flourished. These natural time capsules provide invaluable insights into history, climate changes ...