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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Climeworks) The world's biggest plant to capture CO2 from the air just opened in Iceland The Orca, an installation built by Climeworks, will capture 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year — and serve as a blueprint for similar technology. By Michael Birnbaum ●  Read more »   Need a quick stress-reliever? Try one of these surprising science-based strategies. These unusual stress-busters, which include looking at fractals, chewing gum and yawning, are based on science. By Jelena Kecmanovic ●  Read more »   For nearly 50 years, she's sculpted women's faces at the state fair — out of butter. Now she's retiring her knife. At the Minnesota State Fair, dairy pageant finalists are sculpted live, a tradition that dates back to 1965. By Cathy Free ●  Read more »   They risked their lives on the covid front line. Now France has made 12,000 of them citizens. Doctors, nurses, cleaners and cashiers got citizenship under a special pandemic program. By Ellen Francis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   She was conjoined to her twin for the first 7 months of life. Now an adult, she just had her own baby. "When you do a complex separation and organ reconstruction, you really do not know if things are going to work out as well as you hope," said the twins' surgeon, John Waldhausen. By Cathy Free ●  Read more »   Kacey Musgraves has joined country's long tradition of divorce albums — familiar refrains that help listeners wallow and heal With "Star-Crossed," Musgraves joins a long list of performers who made Nashville into a cathartic splitsville. By Emily Yahr ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   More celebrities are coming out as autistic. That makes a huge difference. Anthony Hopkins, Wentworth Miller and others are showing us that autism is more varied than it once seemed to be. Perspective ●  By Zack Budryk ●  Read more »   One country, endless dishes: A love letter to Indian cuisine For me, the extraordinary diversity of Indian cuisine is intrinsically tied to memory, family and identity. Perspective ●  By Shikha Subramaniam ●  Read more »   Covid nixed her 3-generation ranch vacation. Here's how she pivoted — and how you can, too. Be adaptable, identity the purpose of your trip, turn to a travel adviser, check for last-minute cancellations and get vaccinated. By Dina Mishev ●  Read more »   These stunning photograms are a meditative, poetic rumination on nature Nadezda Nikolova-Kratzer uses the wet plate collodion process to construct elegant images inspired by her interactions with the redwood forests near her home in Oakland, Calif. Perspective ●  By Kenneth Dickerman ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Eat Voraciously for one quick, adaptable and creative recipe in your inbox Monday through Thursday to inspire delicious meals. Sign up »

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