Starting a fire led to advancements such as cooking, which unlocked nutrients that improved the size and cognition of the ...

A research team at the British Museum, led by Nick Ashton and Rob Davis, reports evidence that ancient humans could make and ...

Researchers have discovered the earliest known instance of human-created fire, which took place in the east of England ...

LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is ...

A team of researchers led by the British Museum has unearthed the oldest known evidence of fire-making, dating back more than 400,000 years, in a field in Suffolk. The discovery shows humans were ...

Scientists believe it was Neanderthals starting the fires at the site in the east of England - Copyright ANP/AFP/File Bart Maat Scientists believe it was Neanderthals ...

Earliest evidence of human fire-making found at 400,000-year-old Suffolk site. Researchers led by the British Museum have uncovered what they believe is the earliest known evidence of humans making ...

The ability to make fire on demand has long been seen as a turning point in our evolutionary story. It unlocked benefits like ...

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 ...