"We think humans brought pyrite to the site with the intention of making fire. And this has huge implications, pushing back ...

About 400,000 years ago, someone struck a piece of pyrite against a stone and started fire. It was a huge leap from just ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known animal with saber teeth: a predator that lived 270 million years ago. This animal, from before the age of the dinosaurs, was a dog-like creature that was ...

Houston, Texas resident Elizabeth Francis, who was the oldest known living person in America, died on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at age 115. At the time of her death, the supercentenarian was the third-oldest ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Hunter-gatherers in parts of ancient Asia prepared their dead for burial with smoke-drying up to 14,000 years ago, resulting in the oldest known evidence of human mummification, according to a new ...

A biologist at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge noted that Wisdom the bird still 'seems to still have the energy and instincts for raising another chick' Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at ...

A Roman tomb dating back two millennia has offered a tantalizing find: the world’s oldest known surviving wine. The tomb, in the town of Carmona, in the province of Seville, was discovered in 2019 ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest known skin fossils, dating back long before the dinosaurs. The samples, found in a cave in Oklahoma, USA, show that reptile scales haven’t changed much in the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Humans have been cooking food for tens of thousands of years, but the oldest known recipes are ...