Marina Vance had an E.P.A. grant to help homeowners counter the impact of wildfire smoke, until the agency deemed the ...

At a site called East Farm in England, recent excavations revealed reddened silt, flint handaxes distorted by heat, and fragments of a mineral—iron pyrite—that could have been used to make sparks on ...

Some firefighter gear is manufactured with chemicals called brominated flame retardants that could pose a risk to firefighter ...

Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Where did that uniquely human impulse come from? How did our ancestors learn to make fire? How long have they been making it?

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Evidence uncovered in a field in Suffolk, England indicates that ...

Heat-reddened clay, fire-cracked stone, and fragments of pyrite mark where Neanderthals gathered around a campfire 400,000 years ago in what’s now Suffolk, England. Based on chemical analysis of the ...

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more than 400,000 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

A field in eastern England has revealed evidence of the earliest known instance of humans creating and controlling fire, a significant find that archaeologists say illuminates a dramatic turning point ...

Check back for more updates. Job openings in the U.S. rose sharply in the fall and layoffs remained low as businesses geared up for the holiday shopping season , but the number of people actually ...

SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (KTIV) - Sergeant Bluff Fire and Rescue is partnering with Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community Schools for its own Fire Science Academy program next semester for the first time. The ...

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.