When art and science meet

This is a cool project and presentation that takes an artistic approach to cataloging some of the oldest living beings in the world. The project starts with looking at species no younger than 2,000 years old. Rachel Sussman traveled the world photograph everything from trees to coral to lichen species growing on rocks.

http://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_sussman_the_world_s_oldest_living_things.html