- January 26, 2026
Menstrual pad could give women insights into their changing fertility
Menstrual pads can non-invasively collect information on a woman’s fertility Shutterstock/Connect world An at-home test built into a menstrual pad
Sea turtles may be more resilient to global warming than we thought
A young loggerhead turtle in the Caribbean Sea near the Bahamas WaterFrame/Alamy Sea turtles may be better able to cope
The 3 best ways to tackle anxiety, according to a leading expert
You might expect a cognitive psychoanalyst, former NHS mental health lead and author of How to Be Your Own Therapist
First treaty to protect the high seas comes into force
A trawler in the Southern Ocean Shutterstock A treaty that will protect areas of the largely lawless high seas from
China has applied to launch 200,000 satellites, but what are they for?
It’s getting busy in Earth orbit Maciej Frolow/Getty Images China has applied to launch nearly 200,000 satellites into Earth orbit,
Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion tonnes of CO2
Trees floating towards the Arctic Ocean Carl Christoph Stadie/The Alfred Wegener Institute Cutting down swathes of boreal forest and sinking
City-sized iceberg has turned into a giant swimming pool
Satellite view of iceberg A23a in the Southern Ocean, showing meltwater on its surface NASA Meltwater on a city‑sized iceberg
El Niño was linked to famines in Europe in the early modern period
El Niño events led to crop failures in some parts of Europe and raised grain prices elsewhere Public Domain The
Gargantuan black hole may be a remnant from the dawn of the universe
Primordial black holes are hypothesised to have formed shortly after the big bang Shutterstock/Mohd. Afuza An unusually massive black hole
Physicists stirred up controversy with scientific cooking tips in 2025
A smooth cacio e pepe pasta sauce can be hard to achieve Brent Hofacker/Alamy Scientists’ new recipes for a classic