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

Roughly 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field weakened dramatically as the planet’s poles began to reverse — a natural but rare phenomenon known as a geomagnetic excursion. According to new ...

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