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Nobody hurt but much damage in Spanish volcano eruption

By Aritz Parra, Associated Press

Giant rivers of lava are tumbling slowly but relentlessly toward the sea after a volcano erupted on a Spanish island off northwest Africa.

Volcano erupts on Atlantic island; lava destroys some homes

By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press

A volcano on Spain’s Atlantic Ocean island of La Palma erupted Sunday after a weeklong buildup of seismic activity, prompting authorities to speed up evacuations for 1,000 people as lava flows crept toward isolated mountain homes.

A new book examines ways to end unconscious bias

By Megan Thompson

When freelance writer Jessica Nordell started pitching under a gender neutral name, she suddenly found more of her pitches were accepted. She’s since dedicated her work to examining solutions to unconscious bias, which affects everything from education to health care…

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5 Stories: World’s largest carbon capture plant goes online, Paris landmark goes undercover and other stories you missed

By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin

The world’s largest carbon capture plant is up and running in Iceland, workers fulfill artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s posthumous dream of wrapping the Arc de Triomphe in fabric and school districts across the country face bus driver shortages. Check out…

Biden, world leaders try to hammer out next steps on climate

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

President Joe Biden tried to hammer out the world's next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders Friday, and announced a new U.S.-European pledge to cut climate-wrecking methane…

Southern Hemisphere ozone hole is larger than usual, surpassing the size of Antarctica

By Associated Press

Atmospheric ozone absorbs ultraviolet light coming from the sun. Its absence means more of this high-energy radiation reaches the Earth, where it can harm living cells.

There’s no evidence COVID-19 vaccines hurt fertility. Here’s what’s fueling the myth

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

This moment could be an opportunity to address the consequences of leaving pregnant people, women and their unique health concerns out of medical trials and conversations.

U.S. tribes demand emergency protection for wolves

By Todd Richmond, Associated Press

Groups representing the tribes sent a letter Tuesday to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland asking her to place wolves back on the endangered species list on an emergency basis for 240 days.

Biden’s proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake the U.S. electricity system

By Joshua D. Rhodes, The Conversation

A decade ago, solar power was a tiny sliver of the US energy supply. Today it’s expanding rapidly – and the Biden administration wants to make it much, much bigger.

FDA experts among group opposing U.S. booster shot plan

By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

An international group of scientists is arguing the average person doesn't need a COVID-19 booster yet — an opinion that highlights the intense scientific divide over the question.