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

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

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

Unseen, unstoppable and potentially fatal, space radiation is one of the biggest challenges astronauts face beyond Earth's protective atmosphere. Unlike on our planet, where the magnetic field ...

Unlike on our planet, where the magnetic field shields us from most harmful cosmic rays, space exposes astronauts to ... radioprotectors and nanotechnology-based shielding solutions approved by the US ...

A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided with a shift in Earth's magnetic field that let more ...

New research from the University of Michigan suggests that early Homo sapiens may have survived this event by using clever ...

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