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NOVA•Season 29•Episode 8

Methuselah Tree

7.7/10 · 17 votesDec 11, 200155 min

Ranked #5 of 15 in Season 29•+0.2 vs season avg

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Marked by striking imagery and a poetic style, the film dramatizes the life cycle of the world's oldest living thing, the bristlecone pine of California's White Mountains.

Directed byIan Duncan

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Season 29 Episodes17

E1 7.1

Search for a Safe Cigarette

E2 7.8

18 Ways to Make a Baby

E3 6.1

Secrets of the Mind

E4 7.3

Sex: Unknown

E5 7.6

Russia's Nuclear Warriors

E6 8.7

Bioterror

E7 7.5

Life's Greatest Miracle

Methuselah Tree

Flying Casanovas

Death Star

Neanderthals on Trial

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E12 7.3

Fireworks

E13 8.0

Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies

E14 7.5

The Missing Link

E15 7.2

Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance

E16

Why the Towers Fell

E17

Fire Wars

Crew1

Ian Duncan

Director

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Episode Summary

"Methuselah Tree" is episode 8 of NOVA season 29. It scored 7.7/10 from 17 votes, ranking #5 of 15 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Ian Duncan, it aired on December 11, 2001.

Next: E9 · Flying Casanovas Best of Season 29