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A new study suggests early humans were using fire in South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave as far back as 1.79 million years ago. Researchers found burned bones deep inside the cave, where natural wildfires ...

For millennia, humans have told stories about stealing fire from the gods. In Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus gifts ...

(Kamila Kozioł/iStock/Getty Images Plus) When it comes to phenomena that may have changed the course of human history, fire ...

Discovery of prehistoric female-only cemetery changes what we know about early human society - Evidence suggests very early ...

(Diane Isabel/iStock/Getty Images) The world's population is shifting. We're living longer than ever before, with elderly ...

Illustration of an embryo in the early stages of development. (Design Cells/iStock/Getty Images) The first moments of life ...

Early humans experienced a 'growth spurt' around two million years ago, making it easier for them to travel long distances, a ...

Researchers are exploring how pigeons process visual information to enhance artificial intelligence in medical diagnostics, particularly in detecting early signs of cancer.

The program provides funding to early-career researchers “of outstanding promise.” Pew Scholars receive four years of funding ...

Credit: Gaorong Li and Xiaodong Wang New fossils hint that the roots of complex animal life stretch further back than ...

Provides broad overview of Company's research and early development programs expected to continue to fuel future ...