Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles sanitation officials have been talking to companies about an idea they think could reduce the confusion concerning what can and cannot be recycled: Get products marked with dots in green (compost), black (garbage), or blue (recycle). And in several cities, more attention is being paid not just to recycling but also to producing and buying products that more easily return to the earth. Mary MacVean, writing for the Los Angeles Times, describes the progress made so far.
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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