"We think humans brought pyrite to the site with the intention of making fire. And this has huge implications, pushing back the earliest fire-making," said archaeologist Nick Ashton.

About 400,000 years ago, someone struck a piece of pyrite against a stone and started fire. It was a huge leap from just ...

A team of researchers led by the British Museum has unearthed the oldest known evidence of fire-making, dating back more than ...

Nearby what was thought to be the oldest known astrological observatory in the Western Hemisphere, archaeologists discovered ...

The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have uncovered evidence in the U.K. of humans intentionally making fire 400,000 years ...

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A biologist at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge noted that Wisdom the bird still 'seems to still have the energy and instincts for raising another chick' Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at ...

Researchers have identified a sex chromosome in the California two-spot octopus. This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on ...

At 75, a legendary albatross returns to her island home — and to her mate.

Family, community members, and city leaders gathered in Tulsa and Bartlesville to honor Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest known ...