New York Times: Joining California and New Mexico, Massachusetts announced last week the target of reducing the state’s emission of greenhouse gases to 25% below 1990 levels. As the New York Times‘s Felicity Barringer reports, to meet the target Massachusetts will implement a set of broad measures aimed at boosting energy efficiency, using more renewable energy, and reducing the state’s biggest source of greenhouse gases: automobile emissions. Among the specific policies being considered is tying the cost of auto insurance to mileage. People who drive less would see a reduction in insurance premiums.
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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