Armillaria solidipes fungal colony 900 hectares age

900+ hectares

One fungal colony may be nearly 9,000 years old

A single colony of the fungus Armillaria solidipes covers more than 900 hectares, or about 3.5 square miles. Scientists estimate that it may be nearly 9,000 years old.

Titan's hydrocarbon seas dwarf Earth's known oil reserves

≈300× by volume

Saturn's moon Titan has lakes and seas filled with liquid hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane. The visible amount is estimated to be about 300 times the volume of Earth's proven oil reserves.

The smallest red dwarfs can shine for about 12 trillion years

Small red dwarf stars burn their fuel extremely slowly. The longest-lived may shine for about 12 trillion years, nearly a thousand times the universe's current age. The universe is still too young for such stars to have reached the end of their normal lives.

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Armillaria solidipes fungal colony 900 hectares age

One fungal colony may be nearly 9,000 years old

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