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A third-year English design student has—”quite simply”—attached a four-layer air purifier to a bicycle wheel, allowing cyclists to clean the air pollution in any city where they pedal. Called Rolloe, the filter could purify more than a quarter million square-meters of air if merely 10% of London cyclists fitted it to their front wheel. Armed

Around the world, individuals have found all kinds of innovative ways to support each other during the coronavirus pandemic—but so have governments. In Arizona, the city of Phoenix has managed to save dozens of farms and restaurants, while also getting free meals to those who need it most. Between July and December in 2020, the

Singer-songwriter activist Joan Baez turns 80 years-old today—and you can join her for a live streaming event tonight that celebrates a new phase in her life. After retiring from live performing in 2019, the musician whose 1975 hit, Diamonds & Rust, was written about former lover, Bob Dylan, has turned to painting full-time. Her new

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Countless human lives have been saved in the last forty years since pollution regulations were signed into U.S. law—but tackling dirty air has also been saving the birds. A new large-scale study conducted by scientists at Cornell University and the University of Oregon found that improved air quality under a federal program to reduce ozone

Two billion doses of “safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines” have been secured by the international equitable vaccine alliance COVAX, and they will be ready for distribution as soon they are delivered, the UN health agency chief said on Friday. Two billion doses of “safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines” have been secured by the international equitable vaccine

It was late. It had been a long day filled near unbelievable events. In the wake of an ill-contained siege that left the U.S. Capitol building littered with detritus left behind by an unruly mob, New Jersey Representative Andy Kim was finally heading home after taking part in the vote to certify Joe Biden as

If you’d like to see how quickly vaccinations are progressing in your state, the COVID Data Tracker from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has an interactive map that includes state-by-state tallies. On the site, you’ll see data for the total number of vaccines distributed, as well as the total number of people who