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Interior of Varanasi airport departure hall with passengers and check-in counters

Air India Gun Accident at Varanasi Airport — Two Security Officials Critically Injured

An Air India passenger’s licensed firearm accidentally discharged at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi on August 15-16, 2026, critically injuring two Central Industrial Security Force officials. The incident occurred in

Govind Tekale

August 16, 2026

Close-up of black smartwatch displaying activity rings and fitness metrics

Fitness·Health

ACSM Top Fitness Trends 2026: Wearables Hold #1, Mental Health Surges to Top 6, Strength Training Gaps Persist

Wearable Technology has claimed the #1 spot in ACSM’s Worldwide Fitness Trends survey for 2026 — the tenth time it has held the top rank since 2016. But the bigger story in

Karmactive Team

August 16, 2026

Modern glass building facade reflecting blue sky with geometric architectural design

Architecture·Design·Sustainability

AIA COTE Top Ten 2026 Winners: From a 90% Energy-Cutting Hall to the World’s First Net-Positive Botanical Garden

On June 10, 2026, the American Institute of Architects announced the winners of its 29th annual COTE Top Ten Award — and the numbers are arresting. Trinity University’s new mass timber Dicke

Rahul Somvanshi

August 16, 2026

Stack of blue and plastic bottles and containers at a recycling collection point

Business·Policy

EU Circular Economy Act 2026: Doubling Circularity to 24% by 2030 — 4.4 Million Jobs and a Just Transition

The European Union’s Circular Economy Act, due for adoption in 2026, targets something that sounds almost too ambitious to be real: doubling the bloc’s circularity rate from 12.2% to 24% by 2030.

Rahul Somvanshi

August 16, 2026

Workers manually sort plastic waste by resin type at a materials recovery facility.

Environment·Plastic·Recycle·Science

Salt and Sunlight: How Cheap Chemistry Is Rewriting Plastic’s Fate

An Oak Ridge breakthrough uses cheap molten salts to turn polyethylene into fuel below 200°C. AI-designed enzymes attack PET from the other side. The Department of Energy backs both.

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Rahul Somvanshi

August 16, 2026

Laboratory setup for electrolytic hydrogen production showing electrodes and measurement equipment.

Energy·Hydrogen·Materials·Science

The Furnace Nobody Wanted Could Now Fuel the Future

A University of Birmingham catalyst splits water into hydrogen at 150–500°C using waste heat from steel and cement plants, potentially undercutting green and blue hydrogen on cost.

Karmactive Teamand

Rahul Somvanshi

August 16, 2026

Satellite image of Hurricane Lala swirling over the Pacific Ocean with cloud bands spiraling around the center

Environment·USA·Weather

Hurricane Lala Hits Hawaii — First Direct Hurricane Strike Since Iniki 1992

For the first time since Hurricane Iniki battered Kauai in 1992, Hawaii faces a direct hurricane strike. Hurricane Lala made landfall on the Big Island early Saturday as a Category 1 hurricane,

Karmactive Teamand

Karmactive Staff

August 16, 2026

Helicopter crew from the New Mexico National Guard lifts a large dinosaur fossil specimen during an excavation in the San Juan Basin.

Discovery·Paleontology·Science·USA

Hidden for 21 Years: How a New Mexico Fossil Just Rewrote the Dinosaur Family Tree

A New Mexico fossil found in 2005, misidentified for 12 years, is now Dinevenator robustus — a new troodontid genus that overturns the dinosaur family tree.

Govind Tekale

August 16, 2026

Wildfire smoke rising near Summerland, British Columbia during the August 2026 BC wildfire crisis

Canada·Disaster·Environment

BC Wildfire Forces 20,000 Evacuations as Bald Range Blaze Destroys Summerland Homes and Kills Elderly Woman

A rapidly spreading wildfire in British Columbia’s wine country has forced the evacuation of approximately 18,000 to 20,000 residents and claimed at least one life as the province’s fire crisis intensifies in

Govind Tekale

August 16, 2026

Visualization of H5N1 bird flu virus affecting little penguins on Phillip Island

Australia·Environment·Nature·Wildlife

H5N1 Bird Flu Claims First Australian Little Penguin on Phillip Island as 5,000-Dose Vaccination Begins

Australia’s most beloved wildlife icon — the tiny little penguin that waddles ashore each evening to the delight of millions of tourists on Phillip Island — has contracted a disease that can

Tejal Somvanshi

August 16, 2026

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