Prometheus, the world’s oldest tree, was cut down by a scientist after 5,000 years: “I knew it was quite old”

The story of Prometheus, the pine tree felled in 1964, marked a turning point in the conservation of ancient trees.

One of the Most Complete Human Ancestors Ever Found Isn’t Who We Thought It Was

Australopithecus is an extinct group of ape-like modern human relatives—or potentially ancestors—that walked upright and ...
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A 4,900-Year-Old Tree Called Prometheus Was Once The World's Oldest. Then, A Scientist Cut It Down

That’s exactly what happened to an unfortunate graduate student named Donald R. Currey back in the summer of 1964, who ended up responsible for the demise of Prometheus, a bristlecone pine that stood ...

Prometheus Group expands commitment to environmental health and safety with NiSoft acquisition

Prometheus Group, a global leader in enterprise asset management (EAM) software, today announced it has acquired NiSoft to reinforce its position in the environmental health and safety (EHS) and ...
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‘Alien: Covenant’ — What You Need to Know Before Seeing the Prequel

Here's a quick refresher on 'Prometheus' and the rest of the sprawling franchise. By Dylan Schuck Almost 40 years and a half-dozen movies later, even fans of the Alien franchise may have trouble ...
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Genstar, Advent and LGP-backed Prometheus Group buys NiSoft

NiSoft is an environmental and permitting software company. Prometheus Group, which is backed by Genstar Capital, Advent International and Leonard Green & Partners , has acquired NiSoft.