Did the modern human species arise after our ancestors started cooking their food? In his new book, "Catching Fire", Richard Wrangham argues that is was the practice of cooking food that was central ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marianne Krasny is a professor at Cornell University. Scientists don’t agree on the role of meat in human evolution. The “meat ...

The discovery of fire was one of the most fundamental advancements of human development, but researchers can't agree on why it came about. Reading time 3 minutes Hundreds of thousands—if not over a ...