Bill Chappell

5 days ago | kpbs.org | Bill Chappell

Italy's Mount Etna produced a spectacularly explosive eruption Monday morning, sending a ripple of reddish clouds down from its summit. The soaring ash rose to form a mushroom cloud high above Etna, Europe's highest active volcano, triggering a red alert for aviation crews in the region. The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology's Etna Observatory in Catania estimated the volcanic cloud's height at about 21,325 feet.

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Bill Chappell

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. President Trump issued a record number of executive actions in his first months in office, enacting sweeping changes in how the federal government works — and signaling his intentions to reshape how the country's stories are told.

4 weeks ago | envirolink.org | Bill Chappell

From NPRProsecutors say that as news of the crime spread, the two men exchanged messages relishing the outrage and sadness they caused. The tree in northern England was believed to be about 200 years old. (Image credit: Oli Scarff)

4 weeks ago | opb.org | Bill Chappell

A combination of pictures shows, top, the Sycamore Gap tree along Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, northern England on June 4, 2023, and bottom, the felled Sycamore Gap tree, on Sept. 28, 2023. Oli Scarff / AFP via Getty ImagesWhen the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was cut down in September 2023, it triggered an outpouring of grief and outrage. Believed to be about 200 years old, the stately tree rose out of a dip in the craggy landscape of Northumberland, England.

1 month ago | npr.org | Bill Chappell

The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could make it harder to predict what the conclave will do.