The Greenland shark holds the title as the longest-lived vertebrate on Earth, with some individuals potentially reaching 500 ...

Like the trees that produce them, bristlecone needles are long-lived; they last up to 30 or 40 years. While living bristlecone limbs thus carry a heavy load of needles, such a stable needle mass ...

What is the true longest-living life-form? Tortoises, whales, and trees are all likely to be the winners. However, some microscopic species are the answer for this. They have been alive since befo ...

The Greenland shark, the longest-living vertebrate ... much like counting the growth rings of a tree to determine its age. Tragically, Ming's life was inadvertently cut short by scientists ...

In 1964, graduate student Donald Rusk Currey asked for permission to cut down a tree growing on Wheeler Peak in Nevada's Great Basin National Park. Though there are different accounts on the ...

Of the rest of the baobabs, six are native to Madagascar, and one to northern and western Australia. Baobabs are unique trees. They are among the world’s longest-living trees, with some being over ...