As The Jungle Book’s King Louie knows all too well, the ability to control fire is what sets humans apart from apes, fueling ...
Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping ...
New research suggests fire was key to making our bodies successful in evolution – but not in the ways we previously thought.
Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Where did that uniquely human impulse come from? How did our ancestors learn to make fire? How long have they been making it?