The technology behind shades has changed over the centuries. From Inuit snow goggles to aviators to polarized sunglasses.

Today, however, most Inuit wear contemporary sunglasses with polarized lenses instead of traditional snow goggles. This article may contain affiliate links that Microsoft and/or the publisher may ...

Take goggles, for instance. The technology has certainly come a long way from when Inuit hunter-gatherers used to wear caribou antlers carved with thin slits in order to prevent snow blindness.

Harsh winters were a staple to the climate conditions of our ancient ancestors, so innovative ways to encounter its struggles were opted for. Inhabitants of Alaska and northern Canada around 800 ...