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LA PALMA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 21: The Cumbre Vieja volcano spews lava and ash in the area of Cabeza de Vaca on September 21, 2021 in in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. Lava continues to flow in the aftermath of the island's first volcanic eruption in 20 years, destroying hundreds of property and forcing the evacuation of over 5,000 people. (Photo by Kike Rincon/Europa Press via Getty Images)

In pictures: The volcanic eruption devastating La Palma

Delta Plus: Everything you need to know about the new coronavirus variant © Getty Images

Delta Plus variant Everything you need to know about the new coronavirus strain

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: The Harvest Moon sets behind the Statue of Liberty before sunrise on September 20, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Maximum beauty: The full Harvest Moon 2021 in pictures

How to see the full Harvest Moon 2021 in the UK © Getty Images

How to see the full Harvest Moon 2021 in the UK tonight

A start-up hopes to stop hurricanes by blowing bubbles in the ocean © Getty Images

A start-up hopes to stop hurricanes by blowing bubbles in the ocean

Everything you need to know about B.1.617.2, the Delta variant of coronavirus © Getty Images

Delta variant Everything you need to know about the UK's dominant COVID strain

Lambda COVID variant: All you need to know about the new UK coronavirus strain © Getty Images

Lambda COVID variant All you need to know about the UK coronavirus strain

Mu COVID variant: All you need to know about the new UK coronavirus strain © Getty Images

Mu COVID variant All you need to know about the new UK coronavirus strain

Bacteria-killing viruses can help us win the fight against antibiotic-resistant infections © Getty Images

Bacteria-killing viruses can help us win the fight against antibiotic resistance

thumb_Overall Winner and Our Sun Winner _The Golden Ring © Shuchang Dong

Winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year in pictures

Your gut microbiome could be stopping you from losing weight © Getty Images

Your gut microbiome could be stopping you from losing weight

Drinking milk enabled Bronze Age herders to migrate thousands of miles across mainland Europe © A. Senokosov

Drinking milk enabled Bronze Age nomads to migrate thousands of miles across mainland Europe

A good story, well told, can cause listeners' heart rates to synch up © Getty Images

A good story, well told, can cause listeners’ heart rates to sync up

Snakes on a plain: asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs led to a global explosion in serpent species © Getty Images

Snakes on a plain: dinosaur-killing asteroid impact led to a global explosion in serpent species

Cattle and climate change: When it comes to reducing ammonia, toilet-training cows could be number one on the agenda © Getty Images

When it comes to reducing emissions, toilet-trained cows could be number one on the agenda