Agathis australis - the oldest tree on Earth 

How there live ancient trees? What secrets they keep and how can long live? These questions excite scientists some centuries. And recently, in New Zealand, the most ancient tree on Earth - Agathis australis which is also known as for "cowry" was revealed. This tree was found during earthwork operations on expansion of the territory of geothermal power plant on the northern island New Zealand, in Ngavkh's (Ngawha) district. The tree trunk was buried under eight meters of soil, its sizes make 2,4 meters in thickness and 19,8 meters in length. It agrees to the carbon analysis, the tree lived an order of 1500...