Starting a fire led to advancements such as cooking, which unlocked nutrients that improved the size and cognition of the ...

Humans arrived on Earth long after some of its most extreme animals had vanished. Massive sharks, giant birds, and enormous ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

A field in eastern England has revealed evidence of the earliest known instance of humans creating and controlling fire, a significant find that archaeologists say illuminates a dramatic turning point ...

The findings push back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making by roughly 350,000 years. Until now, the oldest confirmed evidence had come from Neanderthal sites (northern France) dating to ...

What you can do: Now that councilmembers are sworn in, they have official city emails and phone numbers you can use in case ...

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 ...

In ancient Judaism and early Christianity, angels were portrayed as powerful beings who guarded the Garden of Eden, ...

Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said.

Indigenous communities around the world, touching on issues both new and old. Efforts to increase direct funding to support ...

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 ...