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Queensland floods seen from space; rare tortoises welcome hatchlings; Mushroom mission accomplished; and Ronin the mine-sniffing rat.

Queensland got hit with more rain in four days than it normally gets in a year! The flooded area is as big as Egypt – yes, really! You can even see it from space. Experts are calling it one of the biggest floods ever, and it’s not over yet.

Meet Ronin the rat – a real-life hero! He’s sniffed out 109 landmines in Cambodia and just set a world record.

The first Aussie astronaut on a private mission is back from space—with mushrooms! The team grew them in orbit to see if they could be future moon food.

Two Galapagos tortoises just became parents at over 90 years old! Four adorable hatchlings joined the zoo family, and it’s great news for tortoise conservation.

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