The Northern Lights or aurora borealis may be visible in the U.S. this week due to a coronal hole and a "co-rotating ...

A spot on the sun’s surface will likely disrupt Earth’s magnetic field, pulling the phenomenon to more states, forecasters ...

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

A 2D representation of Earth, such as a chart or map, can mislead us when visualizing long international routes.

The northern lights, which can appear green, pink and blue, are the result of geomagnetic storms. The more severe the storm, ...

About 41,000 years ago, Homo sapiens may have survived increased solar radiation caused by a weakening magnetic field by ...

Did ancient sunscreen and sewing needles save humanity? In a nutshell 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field weakened to ...

The freaky phenomenon, known as a cannibal coronal mass ejection (CME), occurred after two solar eruptions decided to merge ...

A blast of charged particles from the Sun - a G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storm - is currently sweeping past our planet. Auroras ...

DALLAS — Typically, the northern lights, or aurora borealis, are visible in regions close to the Arctic Circle. However, ...

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.