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

Ochre body paint may have been a form of prehistoric sunscreen that helped early humans survive a sudden increase in ...

The northern lights may be visible as far south as Idaho, New York and South Dakota following strong solar storm activity.

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

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

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

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

Additionally, NOAA has not released the view line maps for the geomagnetic storm watches forecasted ... many of which the planet’s magnetic field offers protection from, but “During one ...

These are known as geomagnetic excursions ... but over much of Europe and even parts of northern Africa. Magnetic field lines stretched outward, and more solar radiation reached the ground.

These are called "geomagnetic excursions," says Mukhopadhyay ... poles to droop down near the equator and for its magnetic field lines to expand. This would have also allowed aurora to be seen ...