Archives — July 2026

Every year, millions of dry metric tons of biosolids – the nutrient-rich stuff left over from municipal sewage treatment, aka sludge – are applied to US soils. It's a marvel of nutrient recycling, and a great way to source fertilizer, for sure. For many years, these biosolids have been marketed to farmers as a natural alternative to petrochemical fertilizers. But it's also making a really, really big mess, because much of that sludge is contaminated with PFAS. Luckily, scientists are working on it. "This issue – the contamination of agricultural land with PFAS – disproportionately hurts small farmers and organic farmers, who used fertilizers with PFAS before the full extent of the problem was known," explains environmental scientist Jake Thompson of Yale University. A wastewater treatment plant in Texas. (JupiterImages/The Image Bank/Getty Images)He and his colleagues have just proposed a detailed remediation method, published in the journal PNAS, that promises to reduce PFAS loads at a fraction of the cost of existing methods.

Rebelle Media Magic Hour Entertainment founders weighed in on romance on the big screen with authors Christina Lauren & more at Comic-Con 2026.

Alright. You've woken up at an hour that should be illegal, suffered through airport traffic, waited through a security line long enough to make you wish you'd done that pre-check thing, and at last made it onboard your flight. Now comes the good part, the exciting part, the whole reason you put up with all of that craziness. No, not traveling to exotic places or reconnecting with family; you're here for the in-flight safety videos. What used to be a dull, perfunctory affair mostly ignored by bored passengers has evolved into something of an arms race among airlines. Flashy dances, catchy music, stirring love affairs, and surprisingly good production value have led to briefings that are better than the movie you'll watch afterwards. They're not all successful, and some are, well, trying a little too hard. But some are, and I'm speaking objectively here, the greatest things ever made. Here are the safety videos that make travel worth it.

IntroductionScientific literature expands at an exponential rate. According to the OpenAlex (OA) dataset, an open-access database of scientific publications1, more than 75% of all published research appeared after 2000. In recent decades, this exponential growth of scientific production has also been marked by an increase in the total number of people pursuing academic careers and by an increase in the average number of authors per paper2. Concerns about the overwhelming expansion of knowledge are not new. Even in the early seventeenth century, Barnaby Rich3 commented on the rapid proliferation of books, noting that:‘One of the diseases of this age is the multiplicity of books; they doth so overcharge the world that it is not able to digest the abundance of idle matter that is every day hatched and brought forth into the world’. To combat this ‘disease’, scientific societies and journals were established to manage and organise scholarly output (although some of these institutions now contribute to the increase of academic publications that they were originally intended to regulate4).

Speaking with reporters in Calgary, Premier Danielle Smith announces that as of July 31, 2026, Albertans will be able self-refer and pay out of pocket for preventative health screening such as MRIs, CT scans, x-rays and ultrasounds. The premier is joined by Justin Wright (Alberta minister of primary and preventative health services), Robert Davies (medical director, radiologist, Canada Diagnostic Centres) and Brenda Hubley (chair and managing director, Cancer Care Alberta). (no interpretation)

Sources close to Real say key negotiators Jose Angel and Juni Calafat have been scouting Diomande for about five years, but were not reactive to Diomande's World Cup performances. PSG had been frontrunners for the Ivorian until Real registered their interest, and they confirmed their withdrawal from the race on Sunday. "The asking transfer fee and salary demands were completely disproportionate and distortive - and PSG will not break its principles of rational financial management and squad balance," the French club said. "As a two-time consecutive Champions League winner and the most successful club in recent years, PSG will also not engage in the inflationary and manipulative games of certain player agents - and will instead calmly and confidently continue its transfer planning. "Leipzig have tried hard to keep the forward in Germany but regard the interest in Diomande as extraordinary, so have found it difficult to reject the interest - and potential record sale price - from Europe's elite clubs. Diomande was the Bundesliga's young player of the season for 2025-26, having scored 12 goals and registered eight assists last term.

Burying underwear in soil isn’t a typical science lesson. But for students on Hornby Island, it’s one way they can learn how seaweed supports local ecosystems. The activity and others like it are part of Seaweed School, a unique partnership between UBC and Hornby Island that’s training the next generation of coastal scientists while helping local students stay in their home community for an extra year of school.

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The 2026 Men’s World Cup, which ended with Spain’s victory, was marked by several controversies and raised numerous geopolitical issues. Although it was jointly hosted for the first time by Canada, the United States and Mexico, the Trump administration maintained an almost omnipresent role throughout the tournament. During the competition, Donald Trump sought to turn the event into a showcase for his ability to host the world’s largest international sporting events, reigniting questions about the relationship between football and political power in light of his interactions with FIFA. What geopolitical conclusions can be drawn from this World Cup? How should Donald Trump’s omnipresence during the tournament and the ambitions of US sports diplomacy be understood? What issues does the organisation of the next Women’s World Cup in Brazil raise for the future of women’s football and its expansion worldwide? Insights from Carole Gomez, Graduate Assistant at the Institute of Sport Sciences of the University of Lausanne (ISSUL) and Associate Research Fellow at IRIS. What assessment can be made of this World Cup?

EntertainmentIn early publicity for his recently released The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan cited Emily Wilson's opening line in her translation of The Odyssey as a reference point for main character Odysseus. But Wilson's feelings about Nolan's take appear more mixed.'I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script'Hanna Lee · CBC News · Posted: Jul 27, 2026 3:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 27Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Actress Zendaya, who plays Athena in The Odyssey, poses with a copy of Dune and Emily Wilson's 2017 translation of The Odyssey. (rakestrawbooks/Instagram)British American classicist Emily Wilson's translation of Homer's The Odyssey made waves when it was released in 2017, marking the first time a woman translated the ancient Greek epic to English. It also served as an inspiration for British American director Christopher Nolan.

198-year-old mutual property and casualty insurer to optimize core systems, unify its data and advance responsible AI adoption under a five-year partnership, /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) announced today a strategic, five-year, enterprise-wide partnership with The Andover Companies, Inc., one of the longest-standing mutual property and casualty insurance groups in the Northeast, to scale its core and portal systems, unify its data and help lay the foundation for responsible AI adoption in underwriting and claims. Under the agreement, Cognizant will modernize integration of Andover's core policy administration platform to its digital properties, build a new enterprise data platform and strengthen the security of Andover's policyholder- and agent-facing digital portals, including support for NYDFS cybersecurity compliance, while helping Andover explore responsible AI use cases across IT, underwriting and claims.

Universal access to electricity by 2030 is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This data comes from the World Bank's World Development Indicators. Estimates are based on national household surveys, census data, and reports from energy providers or government agencies. Where data is missing, values are estimated by the source using a model based on trends across countries, regions, and time. Countries classified as “developed” by the United Nations are assumed to have universal access.

They’re rethinking R&D. Last week, the Trump administration released a pair of documents guiding its science and technology strategy. Science: A New Golden Age, by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), lays out the administration’s path to “reexamine America’s research and development ecosystem in light of changes brought on by the 21st century.” Then the Ushering in a New Golden Age of American Innovation memo, by the OSTP and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), details how that strategy will be implemented in the administration’s budget priorities. The dual documents raise a number of burning questions. We had our experts research the answers below. 1. Big picture, what does this mean for US research and development?