New York Times: The Nissan Leaf, a mildly futuristic four-door hatchback, arrives as so much a pioneer that the systems necessary to keep it moving down the road are still being put in place, writes Jerry Garrett for the New York Times. He likens the process to the progression of the first transcontinental railroad: Tracks are being laid as a locomotive sits steaming impatiently behind. Garrett goes on to describe the fascinating experience of operating an all-electric vehicle.
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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