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Ancient humans used sunscreen to survive a deadly magnetic pole shift
If you ever travel back in time to hang out with Homo sapiens around 41,000 years ago, pack some sunscreen – or better yet, a tailored outfit, and seek out a cave shelter. New research from the University of Michigan suggests that during a cataclysmic polar reversal, our ancestors might have used…
If you ever travel back in time to hang out with Homo sapiens around 41,000 years ago, pack some sunscreen – or better yet, a tailored outfit, and seek out a cave shelter. A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil recently offered researchers a unique glimpse into the geomagnetic turmoil caused by these catastrophic events. Garvey is clear to note the team's findings are highly correlational, so this study simply offers a novel hypothesis to help explain what happened around 41,000 years ago that led to the rise of Homo sapiens and the decline of Neanderthals.
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