A NEW BOOK entitled The Oldest Living Things In The World documents the work of photographer Rachel Sussman as she attempts to capture some of the most enduring organisms on earth before they disappear.

Trees, mosses, cactii and sea grasses all feature in the work, which also includes essays by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Carl Zimmer.

Baobab Tree, Kenya: Up to 2,000 years old

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Spruce Gran Picea, Fulufjället, Sweden: 9,550 years old

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Mojave Yucca, California: 12,000 years old

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Posidonia Oceania Sea Grass, Balearic Islands, Spain: 100,000 years old

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Welwitschia Mirabilis, Namib-Naukluft Desert, Namibia:  2,000 years old

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Stromatolites, Western Australia: 2,000 – 3,000 years old

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These photos show how incredibly different modern agriculture is to traditional farming>