Scientists Resurrect Flowers from Prehistoric Seeds

Russian scientists say they have grown plants from fruits that are nearly 32,000-years-old.

If confirmed, this would be the oldest plant ever to be resurrected and suggests a new avenue for research into prehistoric life.

The fruits, acorns from the campion plant, were found in a burrow in the Russian tundra, on the banks of the Kolyma River, frozen and sealed beneath 38 meters of rock and ice. The acorns were stored there by a squirrel, along with more than 600,000 ancient seeds and fruits.