Rare Neanderthal baby fossil reveals our ancient relatives may have begun life much like modern humans

The earliest months of Neanderthal life have remained one of the least understood chapters of human evolution. Fossils from ...

Hobbit-like humans may have scavenged Komodo dragons’ leftovers to survive

Instead of hunting big game or wielding fire, the hobbit-like hominin Homo floresiensis likely scavenged leftovers of prey ...

Neanderthals began life more like humans than scientists thought

Neanderthal babies have always been hard to study, mostly because their remains are so rare. That scarcity has left one of the oldest arguments in human origins unsettled: were Neanderthals following ...
C&EN

Earliest evidence of human fire starters unearthed

Early humans may have created fire 400,000 years ago, according to evidence unearthed at an archaeological site in England. Although there is evidence that early humans used natural fire in Africa as ...
NPR

Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...