EditorialA trail head in the Inyo National Forest that leads to the Methuselah, the oldest tree, in Bishop, Calif. on Sept. 13, 2022. (Adam Perez/The New York Times)
EditorialA male date tree, named Methuselah, grown by a 2000-year-old seed retrieved from archaeological sites in the Judean wilderness, in Ketura, Israel, Sept. 2, 2020. (Dan Balilty/The New York Times)
EditorialAdam and his descendants. Egerton Genesis Picture Book. England; circa 1360. [Upper half of folio] Eight figures. Adam; Seth, his third son; Seth's descendants; Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, and Methuselah Image taken from Egerton Genesis Pi...