About 41,000 years ago, Homo sapiens may have survived increased solar radiation caused by a weakening magnetic field by ...

Scientists have long puzzled over why Mars, once protected by a global magnetic field like Earth, now shows only a magnetic ...

As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the ...

The Earth’s magnetic North Pole is shifting. While this has been a gradual process for centuries, recent observations have ...

The production of tailored clothing and the use of ochre as a sunscreen may have given Homo sapiens an advantage over ...

New research from the University of Michigan suggests that early Homo sapiens may have survived this event by using clever ...

A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when the apparently better-adapted ...

Ancient Homo sapiens may have benefited from sunscreen, tailored clothes and the use of caves during the shifting of the ...

A study suggests that Homo sapiens may have benefited from the use of ochre and tailored clothing during a period of increased UV light 41,000 years ago, during the Laschamps excursion.

A strong geomagnetic storm means the Northern Lights could be visible north of Chicago near the Illinois-Wisconsin border and ...

Ancient homo sapiens may have benefitted from mineral-based sun protection, living in caves and even tailored clothing.