Fire Research Group

Fire on the Geological Scale and in Prehistoric Times

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360 Million Years Ago, The Earth Was On Fire
360 Million Years Ago, The Earth Was On Fire

The rise of fire and its intimate relationship with plants is a story that has changed our earth for the past 360 million years.
Forbes Forbes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2015/11/19/the-age-of-fire-when-ancient-forests-burned/#42f20d725f02
The Ecology of Fire | Learn Science at Scitable
The Ecology of Fire | Learn Science at Scitable
www.nature.com

https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-ecology-of-fire-13259892
A flammable planet: Fire finds its place in Earth history
A flammable planet: Fire finds its place in Earth history
www.earthmagazine.org

https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/flammable-planet-fire-finds-its-place-earth-history
First Technologies: Fire and Tools [ushistory.org]
First Technologies: Fire and Tools [ushistory.org]
www.ushistory.org

http://www.ushistory.org/civ/2d.asp
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Page not available - PMC
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263421/
Who Started the First Fire?
Who Started the First Fire?

Humans’ ability to control fire is among the most important technological advances in our evolution. Did Neanderthals start the first fire?
SAPIENS SAPIENS

https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/neanderthal-fire/
Human Ancestors Tamed Fire Earlier Than Thought | HISTORY
Human Ancestors Tamed Fire Earlier Than Thought | HISTORY

Campfire remains from a South African cave suggest fire control by early humans dates back 1 million years.
HISTORY HISTORY

https://www.history.com/news/human-ancestors-tamed-fire-earlier-than-thought

  

Why Fire Makes Us Human
Why Fire Makes Us Human

Cooking may be more than just a part of your daily routine, it may be what made your brain as powerful as it is
Smithsonian Magazine Smithsonian Magazine

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-fire-makes-us-human-72989884/
 

Fire in the Earth System
Fire in the Earth System

Fire is a worldwide phenomenon that appears in the geological record soon after the appearance of terrestrial plants. Fire influences global ecosystem patterns and processes, including vegetation distribution and structure, the carbon cycle, and climate. Although humans and fire have always coexisted, our capacity to manage fire remains imperfect and may become more difficult in…
Science Science

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/324/5926/481