Science: The Member of Parliament for Cambridge, one of the world’s great centers for scientific research, is himself a scientist. Julian Huppert, who studies DNA knotting, was among 57 Liberal Democrat candidates elected on 5 May. He talks about his interest in science and politics in an interview with Science magazine’s John Travis. (Quantum physicist and Science Party candidate Michael Brooks failed in his attempt to win a seat in the same election.)
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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