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This Photographer’s Miniature Worlds Show What Happens When Nature Is Replaced With Waste

Photographer Benedek Lampert has spent years creating miniature worlds that blur the line between model and reality, but his latest project gives those carefully constructed scenes a much more urgent purpose. Titled “The Nature We Replaced,” the series places wildlife inside artificial habitats built from materials connected to the threats…

Bored Panda · Aug 21

PM Modi urges space startups to explore applications in agriculture, livestock, environment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged young space entrepreneurs to innovate for agriculture and daily life. He highlighted the potential of India's private space sector for global impact. Startups were urged to engage with schools and inspire future generations. Modi acknowledged the risks taken by entrepreneurs and the government's reform process.…

The Economic Times · Aug 21

How to Update Aadhaar Email From Your Phone in 7 Steps

Want to change the email address linked to your Aadhaar but do not want to visit an Aadhaar centre? There is an important 2026 update you should know about. UIDAI has introduced a facility to update an email address through the Aadhaar mobile application, and the fee for this service…

MyLifeXP · Aug 21

"Yes, I'm with … Hamas and Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad but up to a Point" Visiting Prof's Suit Against Columbia Dismissed

"Professor Abdou provides no authority which stands for the proposition that expressing disapproval of a foreign terrorist organization in a Congressional hearing amounts to discrimination or creates a hostile work environment ...."

Reason · Aug 20

In 2025, SAXON Q demonstrated a 4-qubit quantum computer running at room temperature in Germany. 2 years later, the startup opened orders for 128-qubit and 512-qubit systems that fit inside ordinary server racks

In 2025, German startup SAXON Q demonstrated a 4-qubit quantum computer that worked at room temperature. Now, the company is moving much further. It has opened orders for 128-qubit and 512-qubit quantum computers designed to fit inside standard server racks. That matters because quantum machines have long depended on complex…

The Economic Times · Aug 20

AI lab's safety systems are falling behind

Recent incidents involving OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta show what happens when increasingly capable AI agents are tested in flawed environments. A new assessment finds leading labs are better at spotting risky behavior than reliably stopping it.

Fortune · Aug 20

Since 1958, tidal groundwater has continued moving beneath Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands, where 85,000 cubic meters of radioactive material rest; now rising Pacific seas are raising questions about the future of the 115-meter-wide structure

Tidal groundwater moves freely beneath Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands. Built over a nuclear crater, the 115-meter concrete structure holds 85,000 cubic meters of radioactive waste. Now, rising Pacific sea levels raise severe environmental concerns about its future. Water continuously flows through its porous limestone base into the lagoon.…

The Economic Times · Aug 20

In 2016, workers digging beneath an Oregon State University stadium uncovered Ice Age mammoths, bison and ancient camels

Recently, construction workers at Oregon State University stumbled upon remarkable Ice Age mammoth fossils, unveiling a prehistoric landscape beneath the campus. The site also yielded remains of ancient bison and camels, linking the modern university to a long-lost geological history. This extraordinary discovery highlights how remnants of our past can…

The Economic Times · Aug 20

The US and others turn to Brazil for rare earths, raising environmental concerns

Brazil is becoming a key global battleground for rare earth minerals that are crucial for renewable energy and technology

The Independent UK · Aug 20

12,000 years ago, Yellowstone’s dry summers began leaving a charcoal trail in its lakes. 6,000 years later, researchers found the same climate pattern linked to lower lake levels and reduced hydrothermal activity

Yellowstone lake sediments preserved ancient climate and environmental records. Warmer, drier summers between 12,000 and 6,000 years ago brought increased wildfire activity. Lodgepole pine forests persisted despite these climate shifts due to infertile soils. Wetter periods supported stronger hydrothermal activity, while dry spells weakened them.

The Economic Times · Aug 20