Some organisms can outlive humans by hundreds or even thousands of years, and the contender for Earth's oldest living thing ...

And what about the oldest ship still in use, or the oldest shoe company? Yes, you'd be surprised at the age of some of the things on our planet, with a few actually spanning billions of years.

Bristlecone pines are the oldest thing on the planet that can be accurately measured. Though animals such as the glass sponges in Antarctica are estimated to be much older, they are not measured ...

Now the oldest known tree is another bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of California, named Methuselah. However, you can still find bristlecone pines in Nevada. Here's a look at the oldest trees ...