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

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

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

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

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

Neanderthals, who did not have such clothing and possibly did not use ochre as sunblock, disappeared from Europe roughly ...

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

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

Less good is the fact that Neanderthal DNA can leave individuals predisposed to developing skin lesions called keratoses, ...

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

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty was left speechless during Thursday's show after co-star Charlie Stayt made a remark.

Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and Homo ...