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Successfully duplicated 20-storey trees, helping protect the environment
Facing the prospect of all the ancient trees in the world being wiped out, scientists went on to clone one of the oldest plants.
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The hundred-year reishi mushroom grows under ancient roots
Ganoderma that weighs more than 5kg is found on the border between Que Dong and Xi Lang districts in Hunan, China.
Biology
America will recreate giant giant trees
Last week, US environmentalists climbed a 2,000-year-old cypress, as tall as a nine-story building, called the Lady of Freedom in central Florida.
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4,000-year-old tree in England is dying
A 4,000-year-old yew tree, considered the oldest tree in England, is showing signs of dying, according to Mirror.
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Cloning of cypress trees 5,000 years old
A cypress tree thought to have been planted by the Emperor himself (the character in the Chinese myth) planted about 5,000 years ago and is the ancestor of many other pl…
Biology
Ancient trees absorb more CO2 than young trees
US scientists have just published research results showing that older and larger trees will absorb more carbon dioxide (CO2) than young, young trees.
Biology
Alarming the decline of old trees
The largest trees in the world are dying: The mortality rate of trees aged 100-300 years is growing alarmingly.
Biology
Russia first decoded DNA of ancient trunk
Russian scientists have for the first time deciphered the DNA sequence of the ancient timber tree Metasequoia whose remains are found on Axel Heiberg Island, north of Ca…
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Strange tree trunks in California
Creating tunnels through huge old trees for cars is a way to promote interesting travel in California, USA.
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Ancient trees have unique and strange shapes all over the world
Ancient trees are hundreds of years old, so big that they imprison prisoners, or spread a few dozen square meters.