Study Links Origins of Spoken Language to Firelight
A new paper suggests human language evolution may be intertwined with the use of firelight.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 20 Sept 2026. Scientific American published first, on 20 September at 10:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 9h 00m later. The most recent article, from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, appeared on 20 September at 19:00 UTC.
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