On a warm April afternoon, turtles gather on logs and rocks to absorb sunlight. Basking in the sun plays a critical role in ...
Every year, hundreds of loggerheads, Kemp’s ridleys, greens, and other sea turtle species wash ashore on Massachusetts beaches, mostly along the coast of Cape Cod Bay. Stranding season peaks in late ...
Learn how researchers use archaeological techniques to show how sea turtle shells grow in layers that capture chemical clues about diet, movement, and ocean change over time.
Turtles with shell-cracking jaws were far more likely to survive extinction due to their ability to be sustained on a restricted diet.
Sea turtle shells record life history layer by layer over many years, clearly revealing diet, stress, movement, and ocean ...
Turtles are changing their nesting patterns in response to climate change - and potential extinction
As global temperatures continue to rise due to the impacts of human-caused climate change, sea turtles are changing their nesting behaviors in response. Green and loggerhead turtles in Cyprus, the ...
New research shows that turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier. Researchers monitoring nesting green and loggerhead turtles in Cyprus have discovered they are returning to their ...
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