Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Set aside your matches or lighter and try to start a fire—chances are you’d be left cold and hungry. But as early as 400,000 years ...

In this video, we explore three traditional fire-making methods: the hand drill, bow drill, and bamboo fire saw. Each technique is demonstrated step-by-step, showcasing primitive technology and ...

Archaeologists have identified what appears to be the earliest clear evidence that ancient humans were not just tending flames but deliberately making fire, pushing a pivotal technological ...

The ability to make fire on demand has long been seen as a turning point in our evolutionary story. It unlocked benefits like cooking food, staying warm, and protection from predators. For thousands ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's impression shows sparks from flint and pyrite, in this image released on December 10, 2025. Craig Williams, The ...

Four hundred thousand years ago, near a water hole on grasslands bordering a forest in what is now southern England, a group of Neandertals struck chunks of iron pyrite against flint to create sparks, ...

Set aside your matches or lighter and try to start a fire; chances are you’ll be left cold. But as early as 400,000 years ago ancient hominins might have had the skills to conjure flame, according to ...