During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.

One of the most enduring questions in anthropology is why Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives, completely ...

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

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

A geomagnetic storm unleashed by the sun on Sunday could create colorful auroral displays over parts of the United States ...

A pair of solar storms are targeting the Earth, and they could push the northern lights into Ohio this week. See the map.

Even after years of efforts, humans still have not been able to understand the planet and its phenomena. Thus, space as a ...