New findings suggest ancient humans in the Near East used fire to smoke meat, rather than cook it, preserving and protecting ...

For early humans, fire was not a given. In fact, most archaeological sites that date to earlier than 400,000 years ago lack ...

The discovery of fire is one of humanity’s most significant advancements, but its origin remains a subject of debate. While ...

But in Europe in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, upwards of a dozen cases of supposed spontaneous combustion (and ...