
08/08/2025
Interesting article from yesterday's Wall Street Journal proposing a theory to explain the extinction of the Neanderthals despite the proliferation of homo sapiens (humans) who lived at the same time. Humans wore tighter fitting clothing and applied mineral pigments to their skin essentially acting as an "ancient SPF"! Altered geomagnetic fields at the time allowed significantly higher levels of radiation to reach the Earth as compared to current days. The humans purportedly had protection from this radiation but Neanderthals did not!
Bottom Line: DON'T BE A NEANDERTHAL, WEAR YOUR SUNSCREEN!