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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, ...

Neanderthals 400,000 years ago were striking flints to make fires, researchers have found. Neanderthals 400,000 years ago were striking flints to make fires, researchers have found. An artist’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

While the merits of making your bed are many, science may support leaving it a mess. For years, experts have maintained that the morning ritual can help you sleep better, have more sex, boost ...

On a recent Thursday evening in downtown Washington, I took a deep breath and walked into a bar. I joined a couple dozen other women who were milling around making small talk and ordering drinks, ...

It’s been four years since Limp Bizkit last released new music, and the rap-rock behemoths have returned with a song guaranteed to garner attention for its title alone: “Making Love to Morgan Wallen.” ...

Hidden among the sprawling streets of Los Angeles, where culinary trends come and go faster than you can say “avocado toast,” El Taurino stands as a testament to the staying power of authenticity.

Buck up, baby boomers. Sixty may not be the new 40, but 80 could soon be the new 60. A trove of new Alzheimer’s research suggests that medicines and lifestyle changes can not only slow but prevent, ...

What are they good for, anyway? By Melissa Kirsch What did you rank as your top movies of the 21st century? Did you include “La La Land,” which landed at No. 16 on our list of readers’ picks, despite ...

Collective decision-making is common in social animal species, including humans, and refers to decisions made by groups of individuals instead of single individuals themselves. These groups may be ...