Imagine crossing vast oceans, soaring across continents, or tunneling deep beneath the earth—without ever getting lost. For ...

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Ancient Homo sapiens may have benefited from sunscreen, tailored clothes and the use of caves during the shifting of the magnetic North Pole over Europe about 41,000 years ago, new University of ...

At the geographic or “true” North Pole—where the lines of longitude converge—a compass points to the magnetic North Pole, several hundred miles south, near Ellesmere Island in Canada.

When Earth's magnetic North Pole shifted over Europe about 41,000 years ago, solar radiation likely spelt doom for Neanderthals. However, Homo Sapiens managed to survive and a paper has revealed how.

Earth's magnetic poles usually align with the north and south poles but occasionally wander from their traditional geographic positions in a process called geomagnetic excursions due to changes in ...

Cavemen were saved by using sunscreen more than 40,000 years ago, according to new research. Ancient homo sapiens may have benefitted from mineral-based sun protection, living in caves and even ...

Ancient homo sapiens may have benefitted from mineral-based sun protection, living in caves and even tailored clothing during the shifting of the magnetic North Pole over Europe 41,000 years ago, say ...

The Northern Lights covered parts of the UK last night, leaving Brits reaching for their cameras. Images show the aurora borealis geomagnetic storm lighting up the night sky, with conditions ...