Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered tree quietly holds a staggering secret — it's ...

Scientists believe the famed ‘Methuselah tree’ was alive before the foundation of the Roman Empire and the building of the ...

The Inyo National Forest - a stunning mix of landscapes spanning nearly 2 million acres between Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada ...

High in the White Mountains of eastern California, a tree over 4,800 years old challenges our understanding of time.  Known ...

Near Methuselah in the White Mountains, a researcher claimed to have found another bristlecone pine older than 5,000 years. He refused to say which tree that was, and in 2013 he took that secret ...

Near Methuselah in the White Mountains, a researcher claimed to have found another bristlecone pine older than 5,000 years. He refused to say which tree that was, and in 2013 he took that secret ...

The 4,853-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine tree known as Methuselah grows in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains of Inyo County. (Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency) ...

Their scientific name is “Pinus Longaeva." The world's oldest living tree is "Methuselah." The tree's exact age is unknown, but experts believe it has been alive for close to 5,000 years, the U.S.

The oldest tree species is the Great Basin bristlecone pine, with many trees dating back around 4,000 years. The oldest tree is named Methuselah and it dates back nearly 5,000 years.

Dr. Schulman, who had been searching for old trees to understand past droughts, became the first person to find specimens older than 4,000 years, including Methuselah.

When Oliver Gunther turned 40, his wife “saw a train wreck coming.” So she took him to visit a 4,849-year-old tree in the California desert. Oliver’s essay is called, “Methuselah in the ...