Scientists have sequenced the bristlecone pine genome, which could help unlock the secrets of this tree's exceptionally long ...

BIG PINE, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — Hidden high in the White Mountains of eastern California, a gnarled, weathered tree quietly ...

If you thought the ancient evergreens at California's Big Basin Redwoods State Park were old, the state's bristlecone pines make these old-growth trees look like saplings. Hidden within Inyo National ...

Firefighters in Central California were working Tuesday to contain a wildfire near the Nevada border threatening a forest home to the oldest trees in the world, after making good progress on Monday, ...

Records show that there is a living tree that began growing around 2830 BCE, placing its birth more than a century before construction began on the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was already ancient when ...

Hiking on the Methuselah Trail of the ancient Bristlecone pine forest in the White Mountains of California. High in California’s White Mountains, more than 10,000 feet above sea level, the Methuselah ...

California’s remote White Mountains are a magical lure for me like few other places in the state. Perhaps it’s the tortured landscape, shaped by extremes, including hurricane-force storm winds, arctic ...

Firefighters in central California were working Tuesday to contain a wildfire near the Nevada border threatening a forest home to the oldest trees in the world, after making good progress on Monday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Methuselah Trail, located in Inyo National Forest near Big Pine, California, was recently named one of the best hikes in the ...