Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery ...

A 400-foot-long granite structure off the coast of Brittany suggests late hunter-gatherers were already beginning to settle ...

Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of the earliest fire-making, dating back 400,000 years, in Suffolk, England. The ...

Humans likely harvested their first flames from wildfire. When they learned to make it themselves, it changed everything.

New research led by the British Museum has found evidence of the world’s oldest human fire-making activity in Barnham, ...

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 ...

Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...

New research reveals ancient humans in southern Africa lived in isolation for nearly 100,000 years. This led to unique ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The museum’s groundbreaking Hall of Human Origins centers around the adaptations that set early humans apart Jack Tamisiea What does it mean to be human? This question, deceptively simple and imbued ...

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague. The findings show zoonotic diseases began spreading around 6,500 years ...

New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering ...