Support WBURNew study finds earliest example of humans making firePlay02:50Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/12/11/human-early-fire-study"></iframe>Copy embed codeHere & Now NewsroomDecember 11, 2025 ShareA new study suggests humans were deliberately starting and using fires more than 400,000 years ago.NPR's Nate Rott reports.This segment aired on December 11, 2025.