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US vows 'huge' marine protection The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands. Pink iguana rewrites family tree A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands. Holes give edge to new MoD armour Scientists from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have devised ultra-hard vehicle armour to protect military personnel. Japanese whaler reported missing Rescuers hold out little hope of finding a Japanese sailor alive after he goes missing from a whaling ship in the Antarctic. Mars rovers roll on to five years The US space agency's Mars rovers celebrate a longer-than-expected five years investigating the Red Planet.