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World’s Most Isolated Tree Survived Centuries in Sahara Dessert- But Couldn't Withstand Human Recklessness
A similar story manifested in 1973 when a lone acacia tree, standing as the only one in about 250 miles of the Nigerian Sahara desert through generations, was uprooted due to mere human ...
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This National Park Is Known for Its Namesake Trees — Plus Otherworldly Desert Landscapes and Incredible Stargazing
The area that is now Joshua Tree National Park wasn’t always a desert. During the Great Ice Age, also known as the Pleistocene Epoch, there were rivers and lakes as well as Columbian mammoths ...
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Explore the Methuselah Grove
A visit to the ancient bristlecone pine forest in California's White Mountains begins with a dramatic climb from the desert in Owens ... In case you're wondering, the tree shown in the NOVA ...