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 ...

Never mind AI, the internet, or the rocket – it's been argued that the control of fire was the most pivotal technological breakthrough in history. It gave our ancestors protection, the ability to cook ...

Is it the case that control of fire by Neanderthals was mastered 350,000 years before the previously believed date? Evidence from new research at Barnham, Suffolk, makes that assertion very compelling ...

Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Where did that uniquely human ...