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

Modeling Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field from 41,000 years ago suggests how Homo sapiens’ sun-fighting strategy helped ...

Evidence from a prehistoric site at the shore of the Dnister river in modern-day Ukraine shows that people living during the ...

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

In a time long before cities, farms, or even written words, early humans across the Levant were already shaping a complex ...

A recent study led by the University of Michigan suggests that Homo sapiens who inhabited Europe around 41,000 years ago may ...

A study by Mukhopadhyay and his colleagues in institutions in the US and Europe has bolstered support for the idea that these ...

It may be a politically incorrect to say it, but desperate times require words commensurate with the existential threat of ...

Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools—it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of ...

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

Ochre clay used in body painting gave our ancestors protection against a rise in harmful UV radiation, say scientists ...