as is the case with the Methuselah Tree, a bristlecone pine more than 46 centuries old. But it's truly baffling to learn under what conditions it has accomplished this extraordinary feat.

making a four-mile loop through the Methuselah Grove, where the dendrochronologist Edmund Schulman established the age of several extremely old trees back in the 1950s. The oldest known is the ...

According to tree-ring data, Methuselah is 4,855 years old, which means that it was well established by the time ancient Egyptians built the pyramids at Giza. It is essential to know that the ...

Few know where the oldest tree in the world is – the Forest Service doesn't reveal the exact location to protect it. Here's ...