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Then and now: When silence descended over Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is one of the natural wonders of the world, yet in 2019, it fell silent.
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Then and now: When silence descended over Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is one of the natural wonders of the world, yet in 2019, it fell silent.
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How calls for climate justice are shaking the world
Young activists are breathing new life into the long-running debate over how to cut carbon fairly.
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Astronauts splash-land on Earth in SpaceX capsule
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Sale of coal and wet wood restricted in England
Owners of wood burners and open fires will need to burn cleaner alternatives as new rules come into force.
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Why is this the 'most instagrammable' bird?
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Mars helicopter mission extended by Nasa
Nasa is so pleased with the success of the Ingenuity helicopter, it is extending its mission.
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Then and now: When silence descended over Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls is one of the natural wonders of the world, yet in 2019, it fell silent.
![Climate protest in New York](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503114300/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/194C/production/_118267460_climatemarchnysep2020-1228629969.jpg)
How calls for climate justice are shaking the world
Young activists are breathing new life into the long-running debate over how to cut carbon fairly.
![Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503114300/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/101D9/production/_118290066_d113ca94-6858-4a32-b507-c73111274ba3.jpg)
Astronauts splash-land on Earth in SpaceX capsule
This was the first night-time landing for Nasa astronauts since Apollo 8's return 53 years ago.
![A log being put into a fire](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503114300/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/A06C/production/_118286014_gettyimages-1166217984.jpg)
Sale of coal and wet wood restricted in England
Owners of wood burners and open fires will need to burn cleaner alternatives as new rules come into force.
![Tawny frogmouth (c) SPL](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503114300/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/12815/production/_118279757_c0138401-tawny_frogmouth.jpg)
Why is this the 'most instagrammable' bird?
How a study designated the rare, odd-looking frogmouth the most instagrammable of avian species.
![Rover plus helicopter](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503114300/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/BC3C/production/_118288184_mediaitem118288183.jpg)
Mars helicopter mission extended by Nasa
Nasa is so pleased with the success of the Ingenuity helicopter, it is extending its mission.
![The Ocean Cleanup vessel in sea](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503114300/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1606A/production/_118281209_p09g98tz.jpg)
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Where plastic waste in oceans is coming from
The Ocean Cleanup suggests plastic pollution comes from more rivers in the world than previously thought.
![Climate protest in New York](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503114300/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/194C/production/_118267460_climatemarchnysep2020-1228629969.jpg)
How calls for climate justice are shaking the world
Young activists are breathing new life into the long-running debate over how to cut carbon fairly.
![Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503114300/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/101D9/production/_118290066_d113ca94-6858-4a32-b507-c73111274ba3.jpg)
Astronauts splash-land on Earth in SpaceX capsule
This was the first night-time landing for Nasa astronauts since Apollo 8's return 53 years ago.
![A log being put into a fire](https://web.archive.org/web/20210503114300/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/A06C/production/_118286014_gettyimages-1166217984.jpg)
Sale of coal and wet wood restricted in England
Owners of wood burners and open fires will need to burn cleaner alternatives as new rules come into force.
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