From grand harbour spectacular to intimate perfection: the varied dance at Sydney Festival 2026
From Australia, the United Kingdom and Italy, here are the highlights of the 2026 Sydney Festival dance program.
22/01/2026 The Conversation
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Scientists say this is the best exercise for reducing body fat in seniors
High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, could be leading to elevated muscle protein synthesis in seniors
22/01/2026 The Independent
ActionAid to rethink child sponsorship as part of plan to ‘decolonise’ its work
Child sponsorship schemes that allow donors to handpick children to support in poor countries can carry racialised, paternalistic undertones and need to be transformed, the newly appointed co-chief executives of ActionAid UK said as they set out…
22/01/2026 The Guardian
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Inside the world’s largest renewable energy park – proof the green transition isn’t dead
Stuti Mishra reports from a site in western India that’s roughly seven times larger than the city of Paris and combines solar and wind power to produce energy around the clock. Nothing on this scale exists anywhere else in the world
22/01/2026 The Independent
Astronomers just found a ‘mystery object’ surrounded by a metallic wind cloud
Astronomers have found a massive cloud of metallic winds orbiting a mystery object in space. The cloud was found when scientists noticed the light of a nearby star, which is located some 3,000 light-years from Earth, had dimmed over the course of…
22/01/2026 The Independent
Savers boosted by new bank launch promising ‘a service that feels human’
British consumers are set for a boost in choice when it comes to where to park their money, with the launch of a new bank. The new entity, named This Bank – stylised as a single word, thisbank – aims to provide savers with competitive savings rates…
22/01/2026 The Independent
Paris men's fashion week: From the runway to live performance
Etudes Studio, Jeanne Friot, and Lemair: three labels choose cultural venues to bring a theatrical dimension to their collections.
22/01/2026 Le Monde
Natural ovulation the best option before an IVF frozen embryo transfer
Women using frozen embryos as part of their IVF treatment can either choose to use a medicated cycle or their natural one to prepare their uterus for a pregnancy. Now, scientists have found that the latter option seems to carry fewer risks
22/01/2026 NewScientist
Study finds no stomach cancer link to long-term acid reflux drugs
Long-term use of common anti-acid medications, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), may not increase the risk of stomach cancer, a new study suggests, potentially offering reassurance to millions of patients.
22/01/2026 The Independent
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year, a report has found, in a “major tipping point” for clean energy.
22/01/2026 The Guardian
Take these steps to protect yourself from winter weather dangers
Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe. These dangers can include carbon monoxide poisoning, hypothermia and frozen pipes that can burst and make homes unlivable.
21/01/2026 The Independent
Shakespeare reinvented: how Chloé Zhao blends East and West philosophies in Hamnet
In Hamnet, Agnes Hathaway (Jessie Buckley) asks William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) to introduce himself by telling her a story. It is her way of seeing who this man really is. Here, storytelling becomes a mirror held up to the heart. Are we, as…
21/01/2026 The Conversation
‘Remarkable’ prehistoric elephant bone tool is oldest in Europe, archaeologists reveal
Archaeologists have unlocked the secrets of a “remarkable” 500,000-year-old elephant bone hammer which they say is the oldest of its kind in Europe.
21/01/2026 The Independent
Fossil of dead-end branch of life which became extinct to go on display
The prototaxites fossil, which is about 410 million years old, was found near the village of Rhynie in Aberdeenshire.
21/01/2026 The Independent
The US and China Are Collaborating More Closely on AI Than You Think
WIRED analyzed more than 5,000 papers from NeurIPS using OpenAI’s Codex to understand the areas where the US and China actually work together on AI research.
21/01/2026 Wired
As the 1 percent get richer, the average American is still falling behind
American’s ultra-wealthy had a great year in 2025. The same can’t be said for the rest of the country. The top 1 percent grew their wealth around $5 trillion last year and now control about a third of the nation’s wealth, according to the latest…
21/01/2026 The Independent
What’s at stake in special educational needs reform
A campaign – backed by celebrities including actress Sally Phillips and broadcaster Chris Packham as well as MPs – is calling on the government not to scrap or reduce education, health and care plans (EHCPs). These provide legally binding extra…
21/01/2026 The Conversation
Horses really can smell fear, new study claims, and it changes their behaviour
21/01/2026 The Conversation
I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches
21/01/2026 The Conversation