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Thanos was right? Scientists say Earth's population may need to be halved to save the planet

A new study suggests gradually reducing the global population to four billion by 2200. This aims to ease pressure on Earth's ecosystems and natural resources. Researchers advocate for voluntary family planning and reproductive healthcare access. Such measures empower women to make informed decisions about family size. This approach seeks a…

The Economic Times · Aug 4

Google Earth’s potential disinformation nightmare

A new feature briefly allowed Google Earth users to overlay AI-generated images on locations of their choosing

The Guardian - US · Aug 4

Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio put $200 million behind 100 endangered species across 30 countries. The list includes rare lemurs and pangolins to a ‘living fossil’ echidna

Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio have launched a $200 million conservation project to help 100 critically endangered species across 30 countries, including rare lemurs, pangolins, salamanders, tortoises and echidnas. The Phoenix Species Project will fund habitat restoration, conservation breeding, disease management and invasive-species control with support from local communities and…

The Economic Times · Aug 4

Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio aim to save 100 threatened species with new $200 million venture

One of the animals they aim to revive is Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, named in honor of the 100-year-old naturalist and narrator-of-nature David Attenborough

The Independent UK · Aug 4

Google Scraps AI Satellite Images Within 24 Hours: Why 'Deepfakes in the Sky' Alarmed Researchers

Google swiftly retracted its AI-generated satellite image feature on Google Earth after experts raised concerns about its potential to spread misinformation and undermine trust in digital evidence.

International Business Times UK · Aug 4

World's oldest amber has been found in China, and it is 65 million years older than expected

In a remarkable discovery, scientists uncovered ancient amber specimens in China that are approximately 385 million years old. This significant find pushes the amber fossil record back by an impressive sixty-five million years. It indicates that early vascular plants may have developed advanced resin-producing capabilities, which could have provided a…

The Times of India · Aug 4

Long before GPS, Polynesian sailors crossed the Pacific by reading stars, waves, winds, birds and clouds

Centuries before GPS satellites, magnetic compasses and detailed nautical charts transformed sea travel, Polynesian navigators were already mastering one of the world's greatest navigational challenges: the immense Pacific Ocean. In double-hulled canoes, they sailed thousands of kilometres between tiny, isolated islands spread across waters covering almost one-third of Earth's surface.…

The Times of India · Aug 4

Elon Musk Says Zohran Mamdani Is a 'Thief' and a 'Liar' Over City-Owned Grocery Stores: 'AI & Robots Will Actually Deliver' Free Goods and Services

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk slammed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani‘s plan to run city-owned grocery stores across the Big Apple’s five boroughs on Monday, reaffirming his prediction that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) will provide free goods and services.

Benzinga · Aug 4

In 2009, scientists revealed which animal came first on Earth, and the answer was right at the bottom of the sea

Scientists revealed first animal on Earth: Emerging research proposes that placozoans could be the oldest animals on Earth, reshaping the established perception of sea sponges as the earliest fauna. Scientists have discovered that placozoans are situated earlier on the animal evolutionary tree. This discovery invites a fresh perspective on the…

The Economic Times · Aug 4

A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon this week. Why is it on a collision course?

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon early Wednesday morning (Aug. 5). Here's what put it on this kamikaze course.

Space · Aug 3