Includes indexes
Art essay : the future is invented with fragments from the past / Hans Ulrich Obrist
Science essay : how lives become long / Carl Zimmer
Infographic 1 : OLTW world map
North America. Giant sequoia ; Bristlecone pine ; Creosote bush ; Mojave yucca ; Honey mushroom ; Box huckleberry ; Palmer's oak ; Pando ; The Senator ; Map lichens
Infographic 2 : Linnean taxonomy
South America. Llareta (or yareta) ; Alerce ; Brain coral
Europe. Fortingall yew ; Chestnut of 100 horses ; Posidonia sea grass ; Olive ; Spruce
Infographic 3 : deep timeline
Asia. J'mon sugi ; Sri maha bodhi ; Siberian actinobacteria
Africa. Baobab ; Underground forests ; Welwitschia
Australia. Antarctic beech ; Tasmanian lomatia ; Huon pine ; Eucalyptus : NSW and WA ; Stromatolites
Antarctica. Antarctic moss
Infographic 4 : growth strategy
Roads not (yet) taken
Researchers, guides, guests, and "a little way through."
The oldest living things in the world by Rachel Sussman. ISBN 9780226057507. Published by University of Chicago Press in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.