Global temperatures exceed the critical 1.5°C point in 2024; the fates of France’s last remaining performing orca hang in the balance; researchers uncover the secret sex lives of the elusive whale shark; and Alaska takes home the prize for biggest ‘miss’ of the week.

From the dedicated team at Oceanographic, Director, Will Harrison, and Community Editor and News Lead, Rob Hutchins wade through an ocean of soundbites and headlines to bring you the most important, the most hopeful, and the most down right intriguing developments from across the past week in news.

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