The last change in Earth's magnetic field, known as the Laschamps excursion, occurred around 40,000 to 42,000 years ago, ...

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

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

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Earth's magnetic north pole has been leading scientists on something of a wild goose chase. Over the last 40 years, the spot toward which all our compasses point has moved by an average of about ...

You’ll guess that two of them are true North, pointing to the North Pole, and magnetic North, pointing to the Earth’s north magnetic field, but how about the third? It’s grid North — the ...

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

The magnetic north pole is once again on the move—this time inching ever closer to Siberia. Scientists have updated the World Magnetic Model as the magnetic north pole shifts closer to Siberia ...

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

A major disruption to the Arctic polar vortex has bumped the ring of wind that circles the North Pole off its perch and ...

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