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

Indirect evidence suggests that Neanderthals living in cold ... Although evidence of ancient clothing exists from later, anatomically modern humans — such as the leather outfit of 5,000-year ...

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

Scientists say tailored clothes, ochre-based sunscreen, and cave shelter helped Homo sapiens survive a magnetic shift 41,000 ...

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.

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