Various: Iran has begun enrichment of higher grade uranium, reports the Guardian.The news has caused the Obama administration to increase work with its allies on a series of sanctions that would take aim at the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of Iran, says the New York Times, publicly singling out the organization’s vast array of companies, banks, and other entities in an effort to curb Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
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