Some of history's most important inventions can be credited to the British, from the steam engine to the World Wide Web. Now, research places one of the world's most profound discoveries on our shores ...

Fragments of iron pyrite, a rock that can be used with flint to make sparks, were found by a 400,000-year-old hearth in eastern Britain. (Jordan Mansfield | Courtesy Pathways to Ancient Britain ...

Learn more about the creation of fire, and how new artifacts show that fire was used tens of thousands of years earlier than previously believed. From warmth and protection to cooking meals, fire has ...

Share this page on Twitter Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Email Share this page on Print It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, ...

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 ...