In the quiet reaches of California’s White Mountains, one tree has survived through 4,800 years of storms, droughts, empires, ...

Long before human civilisation took root, some of Earth’s most ancient inhabitants were quietly securing themselves into the ...

Believed to be around 5,400 years old, ‘El Gran Abuelo’ is under threat with plans for a new highway through a protected ...

The Gran Abuelo, an ancient 5,400-year-old tree in Chile's Alerce Costero National Park, is at risk due to a proposed highway ...

In the depths of a Chilean rainforest stands the 'Gran Abuelo,' an approximately 5,400-year-old tree fighting for survival. A highway project now threatens its existence — and the ecosystem ...

The species is also one of the most climate-sensitive trees in the world. Each ring inside its trunk is a yearly weather record. Studying their rings allows researchers to reconstruct climate patterns ...