Earth's Northern Lights typically dance near the poles, but 41,000 years ago, they lit up skies over North Africa and ...

A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided with a shift in Earth's magnetic field that let more ...

This magnetic field has a north and south orientation: the North and South poles. The orientation of the magnetic field is why you typically only see aurora at the North and South poles ...

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

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

This magnetic field has a north and south orientation: the North and South poles. The orientation of the magnetic field is ...

Additionally, ancient humans may have ramped up their use of ochre. This naturally occurring pigment is composed of iron ...

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

It was a rare cosmic collision — and the sky responded in technicolor. A rare and rowdy “cannibal” solar eruption slammed ...

The Aurora Borealis stunned the nation last year, with dazzling light displays being visible as far south as Dorset, Essex, Cambridgeshire ...