Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewing ash - closes schools

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed gas, smoke and ash Monday, leading education authorities to suspend in-person classes in parts of three states, a day after the government raised the warning level on the volcano's activity.

Italy's Mount Etna rains ash, disrupts flights

An airport on the island of Sicily has been closed after Mount Etna erupted, spewing ash over the area.

Will Biden's hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?

WASHINGTON (AP) - When John Podesta left his job as an adviser to President Barack Obama nearly a decade ago, he was confident that hundreds of miles of new power transmission lines were coming to the Southwest, expanding the reach of clean energy throughout the region.

NASA picks Bezos' Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after it lost out to SpaceX.

Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX Texas rocket launch

Wildlife and environmental groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday over SpaceX's launch last month of its giant rocket from Texas.

Discovery reveals hard metallic truth at Earths centre

A seismic discovery has shaken Australia’s most basic understanding of the Earth by revealing that its centre is not a gooey mass, but a solid metallic ball.

Bird flu kills hundreds of sea lions, pelicans in Peru

Peruvian authorities say bird flu has killed pelicans and hundreds of sea lions in protected areas across the country.