Tag Archive for 'Fire'

An artist’s impression of prehistoric humans in Europe.

Neolithic Humans Used Dried Fungi to Start and Transport Fires

May 2, 2018 by News Staff

Some 7,000 years ago, inhabitants of a small settlement at the Early Neolithic waterlogged site of La Draga (Girona, Spain) dried non-edible fungi for...

According to Karen Hardy et al, earliest Europeans did not use fire. Image credit: Charles Robert Knight.

Earliest Europeans Did Not Use Fire for Cooking, Researchers Say

Dec 14, 2016 by News Staff

Europe’s earliest humans did not use fire, but had a balanced diet of meat and plants — all eaten raw, according to a team of researchers led by...

Blue whirl. Image credit: University of Maryland.

Blue Whirl: Scientists Discover New Type of Fire Tornado

Aug 10, 2016 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of scientists at the University of Maryland has discovered a beautiful, swirling flame phenomenon, the ‘blue whirl,’ which evolves from a fire...

The best campfires are roughly as tall as they are wide. Image credit: Adrian Bejan, Duke University.

New Study Reveals How to Build Perfect Fire

Jun 10, 2015 by News Staff

The hottest pile of burning fuel occurs when the height of the pile is roughly the same as its base diameter, according to a new study authored by Prof...