The Independent: In its first-ever assessment of the world’s major oil fields, the International Energy Agency has concluded that the global energy system is at a crossroads and that consumption of oil is “patently unsustainable,” with expected demand far outstripping supply.Oil production has already peaked in non-Opec countries and the era of cheap oil has come to an end, it warned.
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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