Jackie Salo is reporting for the New York Post scientists have unearthed in Cairo evidence of the world's oldest forest. The 386 million year old fossilized forest was discovered in a quarry, according to a new study reported in the latest issue of Current Biology. The Cairo location is believed to be 3 million years older than the previous world record holder, located roughly 25 miles away in Gilboa. Researchers said the new findings give them new insight into the evolution of forests, a sign that the Earth’s transition to a forested planet began 10 million years before trees started growing from seeds. Scientists believe the forest was home to a varied network of trees that reproduced using spores, instead of seeds. The study's lead author was Binghamton University Professor William Stein. Stein and his team plans to continue looking at the Catskill region and compare their findings with fossil forests around the world. Read the full story in the New York Post.