Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...

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

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

New evidence suggests that alcohol was a surprisingly big motivator in our monumental transition from hunting and gathering ...

New research confirms humans first reached the Sahul super-continent by two different routes around 60,000 years ago.

New research led by the British Museum has found evidence of the world’s oldest human fire-making activity in Barnham, ...

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

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

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, ...

Forget the long-standing stereotype of Neanderthals as lone wanderers or Early Humans as hostile outsiders. A groundbreaking new study has revealed a surprising chapter in human history, suggesting ...

Human evolution is a long and winding tale that goes back millions of years, but one aspect of our anatomy shaped up quickly compared to other mammals: our large brains and flat faces. As these ...

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