The team found that the North Pole wandered over Europe when the magnetic field's poles started to flip positions, a natural process that has happened around 180 times over Earth's geological history.

The magnetic north pole is once again on the move—this time inching ever closer to Siberia. Scientists have updated the World Magnetic Model as the magnetic north pole shifts closer to Siberia ...

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

NASA's EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission has taken its first measurements.

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

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

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

during which the magnetic North Pole began to shift over Europe and dropped down near the equator, New Scientist reports. During the Laschamps excursion, Earth's magnetic field weakened to about ...

The couple said they wanted to push boundaries, travelling 29,000km through 14 countries across three continents during the adventure.

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

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