The earliest evidence of deliberate fire-making by humans was discovered at 400,000-year-old site in Barnham, England, ...

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 knowledge of how to make fire rather than relying on the exploitation of naturally occurring fire marked a key ...

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 ...

Evidence from a site in southeast England suggests early humans were purposefully and repeatedly igniting blazes roughly ...

"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.

Four hundred thousand years ago, near a water hole on grasslands bordering a forest in what is now southern England, a group of Neandertals struck chunks of iron pyrite against flint to create sparks, ...

Survivor 49’s fire-making challenge ended Rizo Velovic’s run as Savannah Louie snapped the rope, broke the “unbreakable Tres ...

A fire pit with a flame and wood planks on a stone patio with green bushes in the background - Deb Perry/Getty Images Fire pits are a popular backyard focal point, and there are plenty of reasons ...