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

Archaeologists working in eastern England say they have found the earliest known traces of humans deliberately kindling fire, ...

A research team at the British Museum, led by Nick Ashton and Rob Davis, reports evidence that ancient humans could make and ...

May 21—BRIMSON, Minn. — The largest of the wildfires burning in St. Louis County was likely caused by people. In an update Wednesday, May 21, the Eastern Area Incident Management Team said the initial ...

Los Angeles is burning, but it isn’t alone. In recent years, fires have blasted through cities in Colorado, the southern Appalachians and the island of Maui, along with Canada, Australia, Portugal and ...

The ability to make fire on demand has long been seen as a turning point in our evolutionary story. It unlocked benefits like ...

Little Yamsay Fire, sparked by lightning, is now a prescribed burn operation CHEMULT, Ore. (KTVZ) – A human-caused wildfire near Hole in the Ground has been fully contained, officials said Sunday, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Highland Fire, which erupted Saturday afternoon in Crook County, was human caused, fire investigators said Sunday. The wind-driven fire south of Prineville began around ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A wildfire broke out Friday north of Skyliners Road, about four miles west of Bend, putting up smoke that was visible over a wide area as crews quickly stopped its spread and ...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) -- A fast-moving brush fire that destroyed homes in San Bernardino is now fully contained, and officials have determined that it was not started by natural causes. The ...

This marked the first death reported as a result of the Stone Canyon Fire, which remains only 20% contained as of the morning of Aug. 1 Authorities in Colorado confirmed there's now been one fatality ...