Archives — September 2026

A new study suggests that Jezero Crater's mysterious "Margin Unit" records a far more complicated history of water than scientists expected, involving ancient lakes, groundwater, and later hydrothermal activity. When NASA's Perseverance rover arrived at the inner rim of Mars' Jezero Crater in September 2023, researchers expected to encounter sedimentary rocks along what was once the shoreline of a Martian lake. Such rocks form as layers of material accumulate over long periods of time. On Earth, sedimentary rocks made from clay and silt can be especially valuable because they are capable of preserving evidence of ancient microbial life.

Payton Pritchard could be in line for a massive payday, but there's an interesting catch.

With a confirmed "super" El Niño now underway, many Canadians are hoping that will translate to prolonged warmth deep into fall, and perhaps a more manageable winter ahead. To answer that, we went to Kevin MacKay, a meteorologist at The Weather Network, to answer the question on the minds of many Canadians for this fall and the upcoming 2026-27 winter season. Current forecasts suggest this El Niño will reach its peak between late fall and early winter, potentially adding more strength to its already significant impacts. Q: Does El Niño boost the temperature maximums, or just the mean temperatures? Looking at the average date for the latest 20-degree day during the past 10 El Niño and La Niña winters, there doesn’t appear to be any confidence in 20°C temperatures making a later-than-normal curtain call anywhere in the country during this strong, global climate phenomenon. Of the six Canadian cities listed, only two of them normally see their last 20°C day later during El Niño than La Niña, and only by a few days at that. The more reasonable hope is for there to not be an early winter or a hard transition to winter.

Editor’s note: This release was updated on Oct. 2, 2026, to correct the full names of the DISCO and GIMLI payloads. NASA selected three new scientific investigations and their payload suites to advance our knowledge of the Moon and help pave the way for building humanity’s first lunar outpost, Moon Base.

The race to rearm Europe is not a contest over who has the smartest algorithm — it is a contest over who can physically produce enough equipment. This is the central argument from Aistis Šimaitis, co-founder of Onodrim Industries and former Palantir executive, speaking on the Sourcery podcast. He argues that in modern conflict, it is better to have a million of one thing than one of anything, a philosophy that reframes Europe's defense spending boom as a manufacturing challenge rather than a purely technological one. His view is echoed by George Hadjiminas of the Portuguese electro-optics firm Fion, who notes that prototypes do not fight wars. The stakes are enormous. After decades of underfunding, European governments are pouring money into defense, and the market is expected to attract trillions in capital through 2030. Yet the landscape is deeply fragmented, dominated by national champions that could not survive true competition. The winners, according to the podcast, will be companies that either consolidate the broken manufacturing base or become the de facto technology favorites — such as Helsing and ICE — that can credibly scale.

The AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) Executive Committee has extended to 15 October 2026 its deadline for nominations for the following HEAD Awards: We strongly encourage you to nominate your deserving colleagues. Self-nominations are allowed for all prizes except the Rossi and Dissertation Prizes. We especially encourage PhD advisors to submit nominations for the Dissertation Prize.

Paul: Why on earth did Glasner ditch a winning combination of Ola Aina and Daniel Munoz on the right side of the pitch against Coventry after it worked so well against Aston Villa? Nick: Just like his players are getting to know him, Glasner is still understanding them, although, of course, he worked with Daniel Munoz at Crystal Palace. Ola Aina, playing in the back three at Aston Villa, was more of an emergency measure with Nikola Milenkovic and Jair Cunha out injured, so it was probably expected Glasner would make a tweak against Coventry, especially as Cunha had started the previous three Premier League games.

Angola Cables, a multinational telecommunications and digital solutions provider, is leveraging Ciena's high-capacity optical technology to bolster its transatlantic network for hyperscale, cloud, and AI-driven traffic across the MONET and South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) submarine cable systems. MONET spans 10,556 km between the United States and Brazil, while SACS bridges Brazil to Angola as the first South Atlantic crossing with 6,165 km. By combining these systems, data can travel directly between Angola and the United States in a 130-millisecond round-trip delay (RTD). Ciena’s technology will enable Angola Cables to support surging bandwidth demands driven by data-intensive AI models and cloud services. The solutions will also help Angola Cables simplify network operations through innovative software control and management capabilities.

Dolphins WR Caleb Douglas being held out of practice because of injury

"We didn't know whether we were going to have a season 5."

The United States is on a streak landing more international events than ever. What’s driving the good fortune for sports fans living in the country? When it comes to major global sporting events, England is famous for hosting Wimbledon; France, for the Tour de France; and America, for the Masters golf tournament. But the U. S. is also on a streak, landing more international events than ever. This year, the nation co-hosted the FIFA World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico. The U. S. will also host the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the Rugby World Cup in 2031 and 2033. On Sept. 12, more than 68,000 rugby fans descended on the host city, Baltimore, to watch one of the world’s greatest rivalries: the South Africa Springboks versus the New Zealand All Blacks, which South Africa won, 43-28. UVA Darden Professor Stefan RuedigerWhat’s driving the good fortune for sports fans living in the U. S.? Is the U. S. becoming the new global hub of sports? Stefan Ruediger, an associate professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, offers his perspective on the topic. Ruediger teaches Sports Economics as part of the school’s Global Economies and Markets focus.

Major tobacco-tax reforms in several emerging economies have sharply increased cigarette prices and helped drive down smoking, offering powerful lessons for countries seeking to protect health, raise revenue and advance the World Health Organization’s 3 by 35 Initiative. A new independent analysis of 15 countries finds that every country made improvements to cigarette taxation between 2009 and 2025. The strongest results came where governments acted boldly, substantially raising taxes, simplifying tax systems and preventing cigarettes from becoming more affordable as incomes rose. WHO urges countries to use health taxes to increase the real prices of tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks by 2035. The 3 by 35 Initiative aims to reduce consumption of products that drive noncommunicable diseases and injuries, while generating resources that governments can invest in health and development. “The evidence is clear: when governments make harmful products significantly more expensive, people consume less, lives are saved and public revenues rise,” said Dr Etienne Krug, Director, Department of Health Determinants, Promotion and Prevention, WHO.

Stephen Eustaquio had barely finished celebrating his wedding when it was time to get back to work with Canada's national team.

Galaxies can contain hundreds of billions of stars, but every one of those stars begins with cold, dense gas. Large galaxies, including the Milky Way, are surrounded by an enormous reservoir of this material known as the circumgalactic medium, or CGM. The CGM extends roughly 10-20 times farther than the visible part of a galaxy. Over time, some of this gas can cool, flow inward, gather into dense clouds, and eventually form new stars. Because stars give rise to planets and the conditions necessary for life, the CGM plays an important role in a galaxy's long term evolution.

In the news release, Reel Wheels Entertainment™ Unveils Hundreds of Film and Television Icons, Backed by Award-Winning Hollywood Talent, issued 30-Sep-2026 by Reel Wheels Entertainment LLC. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the original version did not include public-facing contact details as incorrectly formatted by PR Newswire. Reel Wheels Entertainment™ Unveils Hundreds of Film and Television Icons, Backed by Award-Winning Hollywood TalentThe extraordinary private collection spans vehicles, aircraft, props, wardrobe and memorabilia, forming the foundation of a new global experiential entertainment platform., /PRNewswire/ -- Maybe it was the Lamborghini Countach poster on your bedroom wall. Maybe it was Jake Ryan's Porsche 944 in Sixteen Candles. Maybe it was the Thunderbird from Thelma & Louise. Somewhere along the way, a car stopped being transportation and became part of a memory. Reel Wheels Master Collection Image: A visual representation of the breadth of the Reel Wheels collection, including vehicles, aircraft, props and entertainment assets connected to film and television

Last week, Kanahsohon, Faithkeeper and community member of Kahnawà:ke, opened the CINE Student Symposium with a teaching on gratitude, asking the room a simple question: “do you have a belly button?”, as a reminder of where we all come and of our connection to those who came before us. The symposium is an annual student-led event that highlights research at CINE and creates space to reflect on how McGill, AES, CINE, and students can contribute to reconciliation through research and education.  Held as part of the 15th Annual Indigenous Awareness Week at McGill, it brought together members of the Macdonald Campus community to share their work on food, health, and environment.

A court in Japan has ruled that the human voice has legal protection after a landmark case involving a well-known actor and a TikTok account that he claimed had cloned his “lustrous” baritone voice in its AI-generated videos. Tokyo district court said on Wednesday that voices should enjoy the same protection as publicity rights, at the end of a closely watched legal action brought against TikTok by Kenjiro Tsuda – best known for voicing the character Kento Nanami in the anime Jujutsu Kaisen. But the court dismissed Tsuda’s request that the operator of TikTok remove the videos, noting that the user had deleted them soon after the suit was filed last November. “The unauthorised use of a performer’s voice … can be considered an infringement on publicity rights,” said the presiding judge, Aya Takahashi. The lawsuit is believed to be the first in Japan seeking to defend an individual’s vocal identity against AI-generated copies. Japan’s voice actors, many of whom achieve star status through their “appearances” in anime, are increasingly worried that AI mimicry is threatening their livelihoods and the industry as a whole.