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Vast 'pumice raft' found drifting through Pacific Ocean
The mass of pumice, the size of Manhattan, is believed to come from an underwater volcano near Tonga.
Amazon fires: Brazil to reject G7 offer of $22m aid
President Bolsonaro demands an apology from his French counterpart for calling him a liar.
Zoo trade in baby elephants banned internationally
The international wildlife regulator bans the capture and export of baby African elephants.
Insect-based food 'better for pets than top steak'
The body representing UK vets says pet food diets based on insects are a 'fantastic opportunity'.
'Starhopper': SpaceX engine testbed makes minute-long jump
The Californian rocket company demonstrates its new methane-burning engine in Texas.
'Rosalind Franklin' Mars rover assembly completed
Engineers in Stevenage, UK, finish building a robot that will search for life on the Red Planet.
James Webb Space Telescope comes together
The successor to the famous Hubble Space Telescope reaches a key milestone in its construction.
'All bets now off' on which ape was humanity's ancestor
The discovery of an ancient skull in Ethiopia underlines the complexity in the evolution of humans.
Arctic team maps five islands found by Russian student
Marina Migunova spotted the islands in photos showing a shrinking Arctic glacier.
Mars mission readies tiny chopper for Red Planet flight
The next US space agency robot to explore the Red Planet will carry a small helicopter with it.
