Satellites imaged an underwater volcano erupting — but scientists have no idea what’s actually happening on the seafloor

In early May, NASA satellites imaged an underwater volcanic eruption in the Bismarck Sea off the coast of Papua New Guinea. But when volcanologists looked to study the event, they…

How states’ moves to call abortion drugs ‘controlled substances’ can make childbirth more dangerous and interfere with legal, safe and necessary healthcare

The number of abortions in the U.S. rose by 21% between 2020 and 2025 – despite the fact that 20 states have passed laws banning or severely restricting abortion care,…

Even careful scuba divers can damage coral reefs

Scuba divers may be beating up coral reefs more than they think. Video analyses of divers show that more than 80 percent of damaging physical contact with the reef is…

Constant Contact Increases Conflict in Confined Conditions

Summary: An international behavioral science study has exposed a counterintuitive “proximity paradox” within isolated crews. Investigating a 10-month overwintering mission at Antarctica’s Concordia Station, a premier real-world analog for Mars…

DARPA readies robotic deep-space repair satellite for 2026 launch

DARPA is at last ready to test fueling up satellites in faraway Earth orbits, to keep those machines working a little bit longer. DARPA’s (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) long-delayed…

The original (and best) ‘Transformers’ movie rolls back out into theaters for special 40th anniversary 4K screenings

With Stan Bush’s arena rock anthem, “The Touch,” echoing into eternity to herald its return to theaters, “Transformers: The Movie” is gearing up for a special 40th anniversary 4K salute…

Archaeologists unearth votive statue bases at lost sanctuary of Apollo

Archaeologists excavating the Sanctuary of Apollo at Frangissa, near the village of Pera Orinis in Cyprus, have uncovered more than 20 bases of votive statues preserved in their original positions,…

Ancient Greek theatre mask discovered in Illyrian sanctuary cave

Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved terracotta head depicting a Greek theatrical mask inside the Crno Jezero (Black Lake) cave on the Pelješac Peninsula in Croatia. Dating from the 4th…

Brain Region Discovered for Abstract Thought

Summary: Researchers discovered the first definitive neural evidence of how the brain creates and reuses abstract symbols to think creatively. The research tracks the neural substrates of “compositional generalization”, the…

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 211 — Oysters in Space

Oysters in Space – With Jacob Scoccimerra of Monolith Space – YouTube Watch On On Episode 211 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Jacob…