The discovery of fire is one of humanity’s most significant advancements, but its origin remains a subject of debate. While ...

The ingenious minds at Primitive Technology recreate the rapid 3-hour process early humans used to shape and fire durable ...

Images released ahead of a new BBC science series depict Homo floresiensis, Homo erectus, Homo neanderthalensis plus the ...

Research into early use of fire could help solve human evolution mystery New discovery shows early humans were using fire at least 900,000 years ago, leading experts to suggest that that ability ...

Long before the first campfire was lit, early humans may have started as fire foragers, observing naturally occurring blazes and harnessing them for their own needs.

A new study reveals that humans were extensively using fire to modify landscapes as far back as 50,000 years ago. That’s at ...

Dr. Ben-Dor adds, "For early humans, fire use was not a given, and at most archaeological sites dated earlier than 400,000 years ago, there is no evidence of the use of fire.

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This ...

• Researchers at Tel Aviv University have proposed a groundbreaking hypothesis: “Fire served two essential purposes for early humans—first, to safeguard large game from other predators and ...

Human-like species migrating out of their African homeland had mastered the use of fire up to 790,000 years ago, the journal Science reports. The evidence, from northern Israel, suggests species such ...

Cooking with fire marked an important turning point in human evolution. But based on available evidence, determining exactly when early humans learned to cook is challenging. While researchers ...