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The world's oldest tree is about to be officially recognized.
A giant tree that has survived for thousands of years in a forest in southern Chile is about to be recognized as the world's oldest tree.
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Biology
Mystery of 'Tree Hugging Buddha Statue' in China: Experts Decode from Story Retold by Village Elder
Today, the ancient tree in Kao Ting village is known as 'one of the most unique relics in China - the thousand-year-old camphor tree embracing a Buddha statue'.
Biology
Rare 'money tree' growing precariously on a cliff: Bodyguards guard it 24/7, using magnifying glasses to examine the leaves to 'check its health'
Even the smallest change to the tree will be recorded in a log by the keeper for easy monitoring by experts.
Biology
Unique thousand-year-old tree species in Vietnam: Only 60 trees left, finished product price 680 million VND/kg!
This tree species hides at an altitude of about 2,500m above sea level, quietly absorbing the essence of heaven and earth and producing the most expensive product in Vie…
Biology
800-year-old Troi tree that only blooms on one side is recognized as a Vietnamese heritage tree.
The 800-year-old Troi tree in Huong Khe district (Ha Tinh) has just been recognized as a heritage tree by the Vietnam Heritage Tree Council.
Biology
'Rebirth' of a 300-year-old sycamore tree that was cut down and left with only bare roots
Half a year after being cut down, only the stump remained, a 300-year-old sycamore tree recognized by UNESCO as a heritage site has just been recognized by scientists.
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How has nature fooled humans?
Nature always contains strange things that make people suffer
Biology
19 million year old wood discovered on the bottom of the sea
The majority of wood chips in sediments on the bottom of the Bay of Bengal belong to ancient trees growing in lowlands near the sea.
Biology
Admire the 16 most magnificent ancient trees in the world
Join us to admire the 16 most magnificent ancient trees in the world below!
Archeology
Antarctic forest before the great extinction 252 million years ago
Traces of prehistoric Antarctic forests can help scientists understand more about the Permian extinction event - Triassic.
Archeology
Forest cypress 50,000 years old intact at the bottom of the sea
The underwater cypress forest dates from the ice age more than 50,000 years ago when the sea level is 120m lower than today.
Archeology
Chinese farmers discovered traces of black dragon on rocks
Residents of a Chinese village seem to be interested in seeing the fossil-like mark of the legendary black dragon.
Archeology
Discovered a 250 million year fossil forest in Antarctica
In early 2015, during a survey of the Allan Hills area in Antarctica, scientists from the University of Sienna, Italy discovered a previously unknown fossil forest.
Archeology
Fossils of the oldest flower in North America
The Smithsonian Institute has published fossils believed to be the largest ever date in North America.
Archeology
China discovered 800 year old tree trunk, 500 years underground
This trunk is 20 meters long, 1.6 meters in diameter. According to local forestry experts, this timber is 700 to 800 years old.