Traces of a toxic chemical found on 60,000-year-old arrowheads hint at advanced planning by Palaeolithic hunters.

Over 70,000 people died as a result of this bomb. Sounds like a wonderful Sunday. I know I'd be the guy asking everyone to ...

The heartwarming moment a woman was surprised with an early four-legged Christmas present has delighted internet viewers, generating over 61 million views on TikTok. TikTok user @erinwithan.e shared a ...

A man who was released from prison early after racking up good behavior credits following his conviction for fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Kentucky boy during a 2015 home invasion was arrested weeks ...

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 ...

Around 400,000 years ago, a band of Neanderthals, or their ancestors, in Britain struck flint with pyrite and built a fire repeatedly in the same spot. Archaeologists studying the site think it is the ...

While few of us today know how to start a bonfire without matches or a lighter, learning to make fire was one of the most critical developments in human history. New evidence suggests humans figured ...

Today on Variant, we give you the History of Elongated Man! Subscribe to the Podcast YouTube Channel: Listen to the Podcast on: iTunes - Spotify - Google Play - Stitcher - For More Variant Content, ...

That resourceful "trash panda" digging through your garbage may be more than just a nuisance -- it could be a living example of evolution in progress. A new study suggests that raccoons living near ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and how they might have traded them around the world. From Pomeranians to poodles, Saint ...