Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more ...

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

It’s not hard to garner support for cuddly koalas, colourful parrots and big-eyed frogs, but what about animals – such as ...

Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a sort of ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known evidence of fire-making by prehistoric humans in the English county of Suffolk - ...

The study, published in the journal Nature, is based on a years-long examination of a reddish patch of sediment excavated at ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

Footprints and drag marks from early humans using travois are discovered at White Sands, NM, dating back 22,000 years.

Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

Here Comes the Sun” author and activist Bill McKibben on his newfound optimism, harnessing energy from heaven vs. energy from ...

Christmas trees—and conifers in general—have made some surprising cameos throughout U.S. history, author Trent Preszler ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...