On Episode 192 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik looks forward to 2026, which promises to be the most exciting year in the new space age yet!

As climate extremes intensify, adaptation debates favor new technologies. Terraces in the Philippines and Morocco show how people modified their landscapes to respond to past climate shifts.

Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that it will convene a ​panel of experts on January 22, 2026, to review ‌an request by Swedish Match USA, a unit of Philip Morris International, to ‌market its ZYN nicotine pouches as lower-risk alternatives to cigarettes. The advisory committee will examine modified-risk applications for 20 ZYN products, each sold in 3-mg and 6-mg strengths.

More than 8 million people turned out at over 3,300 No Kings protests across all 50 states on Saturday, organizers said, calling it the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history. Bruce Springsteen performed at the flagship Minneapolis rally.

To overcome two challenges in training AI – scarce or hard-to-get data and data privacy – researchers have come up with a counterintuitive technique: fake it.

A state of emergency had been declared for the entire energy sector in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced after a crisis meeting on Wednesday. A coordination centre will be set up to deal specifically with the needs of capital Kiev, a city of 3 million people.

Two distinct espionage investigations in Ashkelon and Jerusalem reveal suspects linked to Iranian intelligence, involving explosive material production and digital recruitment efforts. An Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court allowed on Monday the publication of limited additional details from a sensitive security investigation involving several suspects alleged to have provided services to Iranian elements, in what appears to be the latest case in Israel’s widening wave of Iran-linked espionage affairs.

Janine has visited countries like Australia, Guatemala and Morocco