This Week In Space podcast: Episode 211 — Oysters in Space

Space.com Saturday 23 May 2026, 15:34 UTC By Space.com Staff 1 min read

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Twin sisters who fought off crocodiles unveil new project to save species that attacked them Georgia Laurie, 33, punched a crocodile in the jaw to save her twin sister Melissa from certain death during a trip to Mexico - and the pair are now leading a campaign to help save the reptiles A pair of British twins who fought off crocodiles to save their lives have backed a new conservation project to help save the species that attacked them. Georgia Laurie, 33, from Sandhurst, Berkshire, leapt in...

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