Space travel exposes astronauts to a unique set of challenges, one of the most dangerous being cosmic radiation. While ...

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

Preparing for its first crewed mission to space next year, India is recognising the urgency of the challenge and stepping up ...

Scientists say tailored clothes, ochre-based sunscreen, and cave shelter helped Homo sapiens survive a magnetic shift 41,000 ...

Let’s not forget that space radiation is not ... more advanced active shielding concepts are the topic of ongoing research. These include powerful magnetic or electrostatic fields and plasma ...

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

Around 41,000 years ago, a powerful magnetic shift weakened Earth’s natural shield against space radiation, and early humans turned to simple survival tools – using ochre as a natural sunscreen, ...

Around 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a chaotic shift that temporarily weakened the planet’s natural ...

Ochre body paint may have been a form of prehistoric sunscreen that helped early humans survive a sudden increase in ultraviolet (UV) radiation around 41,000 years ago.

The production of tailored clothing and the use of ochre as a sunscreen may have given Homo sapiens an advantage over ...

Even radiation shielding only moderately reduces the risk. Luckily on Earth, we're protected from this danger. Earth's magnetic field traps most harmful space radiation. But in deep space ...

“A fast solar wind stream slammed into Jupiter’s magnetosphere, which acts like a giant magnetic bubble pushing ... for protecting Earth from dangerous space weather.” The research indicates ...