• The Oldest Living Things in the World

    By Lauren Davis, 2:41 PM on Wed Sep 30 2009, 16,657 views

    Photographer Rachel Sussman travels around the world taking pictures of organisms that have been alive for thousands of years, and will still be around long after we're gone — from venerable bushes to bacteria that's survived over 400,000 years.

    More information about the organisms, the project, and her travels is available at Sussman's blog.

    The Oldest Living Things in the World [Rachel Sussman via The Long Now]

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    By Lauren Davis
    Sep 30, 2009 2:41 PM 16,657
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    The Oldest Living Things in the World

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