Archaeologists working in eastern England say they have found the earliest known traces of humans deliberately kindling fire, ...
Starting a fire led to advancements such as cooking, which unlocked nutrients that improved the size and cognition of the ...
The earliest known proof that humans could create fire rather than simply use it now sits in a patch of scorched sediment and broken stone tools from eastern England, shifting a cornerstone of early ...
A field in eastern England has revealed evidence of the earliest known instance of humans creating and controlling fire, a significant find that archaeologists say illuminates a dramatic turning point ...
A research team at the British Museum, led by Nick Ashton and Rob Davis, reports evidence that ancient humans could make and ...
It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...
Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Where did that uniquely human impulse come from? How did our ancestors learn to make fire? How long have they been making it?