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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Around the same time, Homo sapiens appear to have started making tailored clothing and using ochre, a mineral that has sun-protective properties when applied to the skin, with greater frequency.