Spectacular secret stories of the oldest living thing on earth.

With roots that go back over 4,600 years, it predates even the Great Pyramids. It has outlived entire civilizations, survived lethal attacks, weathered brutal climatic catastrophes, and weathered the Nuclear Age. Travel to a top-secret location high in the White Mountains of California and explore our stunning past through the life of a 26-foot bristlecone pine that quietly holds the title of "Oldest living thing on earth," and is known as the Methuselah Tree.

It’s amazing what scientists and historians can learn from a tree nearly 5,000 years old. While Methuselah’s thousands of rings tell of dangerous encounters with Native American hunters, modern scientists, miners, and souvenir seekers, they also detail a miraculous power to overcome adversity. Discover how the tree’s rings act as a dating instrument so accurate, they have rewritten history books. And delve into the mysteries of longevity to learn how Methuselah’s unique system has learned to thrive in the harshest conditions and why its cells may hold the key to immortality.