San Francisco Chronicle: UC Berkeley physics Professor Richard A. Muller finds himself suddenly popular in some surprising corners of the world.It turns out self-starting students in 35 states and 43 countries have been watching the 90-minute “Physics for Future Presidents” talks he gives every Tuesday and Thursday morning to a packed lecture hall of 300 undergrads on campus. And the list is growing.
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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