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National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific ...

A study shows Neanderthals made first fire in Britain 400,000 years ago, pushing back the timeline of controlled fire use by early humans.

Researchers have discovered the earliest known instance of human-created fire, which took place in the east of England 400,000 years ago. The new discovery, in the village of Barnham, pushes the ...

The discovery site at East Farm, Barnham, England lies hidden within a disused clay pit tucked away in the wooded landscape between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. Professor Nick Ashton from the British ...

According to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in Suffolk, humans had mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago ...

Learning to light our own fires was one of the great turning points in human history, offering our ancestors warmth, a place ...

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The discovery pushes back global fire-making timelines and suggests our ancestors transported materials, such as iron pyrite, ...

Archaeologists say they have found the oldest known instance of fire setting, a key moment in human evolution.

On a remote Indonesian island, fossils from a population of tiny humans are forcing scientists to redraw some of the clean ...

Explore every Planet of the Apes movie, timeline, and leader in this illustrated guide to the iconic sci-fi saga’s history, ...