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Fossil Research Unveils New Turtle Species and Hints at Intercontinental Migrations

December 30, 2019

New 96-million-year old turtles from Texas connect North America with Asia and the Southern Hemisphere

Fossil Turtle Didn't Have a Shell Yet, but Had the First Toothless Turtle Beak

August 23, 2018

228-million-year-old fossil sheds light on how turtles evolved

Land Use and Pollution Shift Female-To-Male Ratios in Snapping Turtles

April 25, 2018

New research has found that the nesting environment of turtles in agricultural habitats, which can ultimately lower nest...

Novel Technologies Reveal Key Information About Depleted East Pacific Green Sea Turtles

January 30, 2018

New habitat data show turtles are spending more time offshore, increasing their risk as fishing bycatch

Moisture, Not Just Heat, Impacts Sex of Sea Turtle Hatchlings

January 23, 2018

Sex-ratio study first to use molecular marker to explain why and how moisture affects the nest

Tiny Treadmills Help Test Sea Turtle Stamina

December 20, 2017

Researchers conducted the first study on disorientation to examine the physiological effects of extended crawling and sw...

Crime-Scene Technique Used to Track Turtles

November 6, 2017

University of Exeter researchers measured "stable isotope ratios"—a chemical signature also used by forensic scientists...

Scientists Discover Eggs of One of World's Most Endangered Turtles

April 13, 2017

An extraordinary egg hunt

New Parasite Named in Honor of President Obama

September 9, 2016

Details about the proposed new genus and species, Baracktrema obamai, are presented in an article in the current issue o...

Sea Turtles Don Swimsuits for Science

October 7, 2015

Suits help researchers collect fecal samples

Researchers Develop New-Generation ‘Thinking’ Biomimetic Robots as Ocean Engineering Solutions

December 29, 2014

Latest turtle robot capable of performing more complicated tasks such as surveillance and energy harvesting, and operates on ...

Scientists Study 'Talking' Turtles in Brazilian Amazon

August 18, 2014

Authors find that Giant South American river turtles have a repertoire of vocalizations for different behavioral situations, ...

Sea Turtles and FlipperBot Show How to Walk on Granular Surfaces like Sand

April 25, 2013

For sea turtle hatchlings struggling to reach the ocean, success may depend on having flexible wrists that allow them to move...

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