Finding a cremated person from the Stone Age also seemed impossible because cremation is not generally practiced by African ...

A fire engulfed an unoccupied mobile home in Ceres, prompting officials to investigate potential human causes and address ...

A team of scholars identified the oldest intentional human cremation, dramatically expanding what archaeologists know about early hunter-gatherer practices.

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In the early hours of Jan. 1, 2026, a fire ripped through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killing 40 ...

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

Archaeologists say they have identified the earliest known evidence of humans making fire, dating to about 400,000 years ago.

We don’t know whether filming delayed escape. But we do know that phones can distort judgment in moments when seconds matter.

Evidence suggests ancient hunter-gatherers performed the first ever African cremation of a female sometime around 9,500 years ...

Archaeologists working in eastern England say they have found the earliest known traces of humans deliberately kindling fire, ...

The new Avatar movie uses fire as its theme. Fire is a transcendent part of our culture. Without fire we wouldn’t have had ...

I don't think Waymo failed to plan for a power outage. I suspect a combination of human craziness and some Waymo mistakes ...