The site where the earliest known human-made fire was discovered was the "perfect location" for early humans, a researcher ...

Evidence from eastern England suggests ancient humans may have mastered fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than believed, ...

Archaeologists in Britain say they have found the earliest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, dating to around 400,000 ...

Archaeologists say they have found the oldest known instance of fire setting, a key moment in human evolution.

An excavation in Suffolk, UK, has uncovered pyrite and flint that appear to have been used by ancient humans to light fires ...

Debate has long surrounded when humans first traveled into Sahul, the ancient landmass that is now Australia, New Guinea and ...

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

WASHINGTON — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age.

New research shows early humans relied on many plant foods. They ground seeds, cooked roots, and used simple tools long ...

This combination of 2007, 2018 and 2012 photos shows, from left, the Cederberg mountain range in South Africa, the Tenere desert in Niger and savanna in South Africa. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, ...

A new study suggests that bedbugs were the first urban pest, and their population thrived in that environment. For the bloodsucking insects, it’s been the perfect 13,000-year-long marriage. By Andrew ...