Now known as Prometheus, the tree was found to be nearly 5,000 years old. That means Prometheus came into existence around the time humans were exiting the Stone Age and beginning to work with bronze.

However, you can still find bristlecone pines in Nevada. Here's a look at the oldest trees and animals on the planet and where to find them. These are the oldest living trees according to the ...

However, you can still find bristlecone pines in Nevada. Here's a look at the oldest trees and animals on the planet and where to find them. Bristlecone pines grow in Nevada, California ...

On Nevada’s eastern border ... while the intermountain bristlecone pine serves as Great Basin’s most famous resident species, with certain specimens reaching just under 5,000 years in age ...

The Discovery Trail loops north around a rocky knoll through a grove of bristlecone pines. The trail's name comes from the fact that Pine Alpha, the first tree identified as being over 4,000 years ...

Recording the remains of Earth’s ancient witness. On the summer solstice of 2023, I was standing on a mountain in a remote corner of Nevada and tearing up while I shoveled snow. The alpine air was ...

You don’t have to break the bank or travel great distances to have an exciting experience away from your hometown.

A visit to the ancient bristlecone pine forest in California's White Mountains begins with a dramatic climb from the desert in Owens Valley at 4,000 feet elevation to the Schulman visitor center ...