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24 of the Oldest Trees in the World

From Methuselah the bristlecone pine to a descendant of Japan's first tea tree.
Jonathan Carey April 19, 2024
South Africa's northeastern region is a complex landscape of savanna, forest, and dramatic mountains, such as eMhlongamvula. The varied landscapes sit on massive gold deposits and some of the oldest continental crust on the planet.
science

The World's Oldest Glaciers Are Buried Under South African Gold

2.9-billion-year-old evidence could be proof of a lost ice age—the first “Snowball Earth.”
Gemma Tarlach July 12, 2023
In Chile, the Alerce Milenario may be more than 5,000 years old, making it the oldest known tree in the world.
science

Is the World's Oldest Tree This Stately Cypress in Chile?

The towering Alerce Milenario may be more than 5,000 years old, but it's just one of several contenders for the title.
Eden Arielle Gordon July 21, 2022
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Podcast: World’s Oldest Edible Ham

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 9, 2022
nature

Podcast: The World’s Oldest LIving Things

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 31, 2022
The quaking aspen known as Pando is one of the planet's largest and oldest living organisms.
forests

Pando, the World’s Largest Organism, Is Being Eaten by Deer

Utah's 106-acre stand of quaking aspen clones has survived for millennia, but faces threats large and small.
Richard Elton Walton December 6, 2021
nature

Podcast: The World’s Oldest Living Things

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 10, 2021
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Bog Butter, Ancient Beef, and Other Remarkably Old Foods on Display in Museums

Some of these foods are centuries past their expiration dates.
Sam O'Brien July 26, 2021
Basingstoke, England

Preserved Victorian Wedding Cake

Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.
Mannar, Sri Lanka

Baobab Tree Pallimunai

The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.
nature

Podcast: The Thousand-Year Rose

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 21, 2021
Rhine Bridge Sevelen-Vaduz
Sevelen, Switzerland

Alte Rheinbrücke (Old Rhine Bridge)

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
Chamber with Screaming Monster formation in Sudwala Caves.
Dollaaskraal, South Africa

Sudwala Caves

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.
Labatt Memorial Park.
London, Ontario

Labatt Memorial Park

The world’s oldest baseball field had to fight to earn its record.
The Drago Milenario.
Icod de los Vinos, Spain

Drago Milenario

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.
Speyer, Germany

Speyer Wine Bottle

Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.
The sacred Bodhi tree rises above the temple building.
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.
Viggianello, Italy

Italus

The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.