August 2026

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Technology

How to Remove a Background from a Passport Photo for Free

Passport and visa photo rules are stricter than most people expect. Almost every country requires a plain white or off-white background, with no shadows, patterns, or texture behind you — and a photo that fails this single requirement is one of the most common reasons applications get sent back. The good news: you don’t need

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Science

What Is Kessler Syndrome, and Could It Really Happen?

Space is getting more crowded every year. As of 2026, there are tens of thousands of tracked objects in orbit around Earth — active satellites, dead ones, spent rocket stages, and millions of smaller fragments too small to track individually. Scientists have a name for the nightmare scenario this creates: Kessler Syndrome. It’s a real,