‘Oldest living thing on earth’ discovered in Chile

Scientists in Chile say they’ve discovered what could be the oldest living thing on earth.
The cypress tree in Patagonia, nicknamed “great-grandfather”, is estimated to be more than 5,000 years old.
Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from the Los Lagos region in Chile.

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