"Secret Planting of 66 Million-Year-Old 'Living Fossil' Tree"

Scientists are working to save the "living fossil" Wollemi pine, a species thought to have disappeared 2 million years ago, by planting them in secret locations in Australia's Wollemi National Park. Threatened by a pathogenic water mold and wildfires, the trees are being reintroduced to the wild, with over 500 saplings planted in 2021. However, challenges such as drought, bushfires, and reduced rainfall due to climate change pose significant obstacles to the species' long-term survival, making the restoration effort a multi-generational endeavor.