Navigating the Pros and Cons of Deep-Sea Exploration

Deep-sea exploration offers a glimpse into an alien landscape that scientists have only just begun to understand, with only an estimated 20% of the seabed mapped so far. Researchers are anticipating the total solar eclipse in 2024 to study the sun and its corona. A facial reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon girl buried in England 1,300 years ago has been created, revealing her identity as an aristocrat or royalty. Abortion was more common in premodern times than people might think, with the first known written references appearing in a 3,500-year-old Egyptian papyrus. The Geminid meteor shower, considered one of the scintillating highlights of the year, has been found to stem from a sudden collision between space rocks.