Independent: More university students in the UK are enrolling in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, and fewer are choosing the humanities. Admissions officials worry that the rise in tuition rates this year is influencing students to choose subjects that could lead to more lucrative employment. Come September, tuition across the UK will increase to a maximum of £9000 ($14 000) per year. To make matters more difficult, about 100 000 more applicants than available places are expected.
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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