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Highest ever ocean temperatures recorded

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October 2023

Experts express alarm that the average global sea surface temperature hit new highs this summer

- Simon Birch

Highest ever ocean temperatures recorded

AS THE CLIMATE CRISIS CONTINUES to escalate, the surface temperature of the world's oceans has reached its highest ever level. Researchers at the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) found that in July 2023 the global average daily sea surface temperatures reached 20.96°C, breaking the previous record of 20.95°C set back in 2016.

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Can animals make friends?

THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY ANIMAL species band together with others of their kind – for protection in numbers, to achieve a common goal, to safeguard young or to maximise breeding opportunities. But are any of these relationships true friendships in our human understanding of the word?

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1 mins

November 2025

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BBC Wildlife

What is the rights of nature movement?

THE RIGHTS OF NATURE MOVEMENT argues that nonhuman natural entities and ecosystems, from rivers to woodlands and coral reefs to savannahs, are not mere property but rights holders in law.

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2 mins

November 2025

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BBC Wildlife

BEAK & CLAW

Raptors have declined across Africa, but a new effort to safeguard them is underway

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7 mins

November 2025

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BBC Wildlife

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER

Going deep into the Amazon on a river cruise offers a different way of experiencing this extraordinary place

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7 mins

November 2025

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BBC Wildlife

NIGHT MOVES

Noctourism reveals wildlife's secret rhythms while boosting vital conservation efforts

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7 mins

November 2025

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BBC Wildlife

Mountain highs and seafaring lows with Lauren Owens Lambert

THE INSIDE WORLD OF WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY

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3 mins

November 2025

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BBC Wildlife

Proboscis monkey's big nose boosts vocal identity

A new study shows how nose shape creates resonant frequencies that allow individuals to be recognised

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1 mins

November 2025

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BBC Wildlife

"I have never known fear like it"

Leopard and lions in Mozambique

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3 mins

November 2025

BBC Wildlife

BBC Wildlife

Free as a bird

THE ARTICLE ON HOW ANIMALS USE sound in the September issue included comment on dialect or accent in birdsong.

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2 mins

November 2025

BBC Wildlife

BBC Wildlife

Rattlesnakes inbreeding

Break up of habitat leads to desperate measures

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1 min

November 2025

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