The story of how Earth’s magnetic field once collapsed, solar radiation went wild, and humans adapted with prehistoric sunscreen, which experts think might’ve helped modern humans outlast Neanderthals ...

Ochre, a reddish mineral composed of iron oxide, clay, and silica, has sun-protective properties when applied to the skin. "There have been some experimental tests that show it has sunscreen-like ...

Around the same time, Homo sapiens appear to have started making tailored clothing and using ochre, a mineral that has sun-protective properties when applied to the skin, with greater frequency.

Titled ‘Minerals’, it comprises garments that get their unique colours from a series of natural mineral dyes that date back to the prehistoric era – namely, celadonite, hematite, ochre, and volcanic ...