New Genetic Clues Could Be Key to Saving Sea Turtles from Mysterious Disease
Researchers have discovered 116 new-to-science alleles that could play a role in protecting sea turtles
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Newly Identified Softshell Turtle Lived alongside T. rex and Triceratops
The newly described turtle lived in North Dakota 66.5 million years ago
Sea Turtles Have a Deadly Attraction to Stinky Plastic
Researchers have new evidence to explain why plastic is so dangerous for the turtles: they mistake the scent of stinky plastic for food
Fossil Research Unveils New Turtle Species and Hints at Intercontinental Migrations
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
228-million-year-old fossil sheds light on how turtles evolved
Land Use and Pollution Shift Female-To-Male Ratios in Snapping Turtles
New research has found that the nesting environment of turtles in agricultural habitats, which can ultimately lower nesting temperatures, can produce more males
Novel Technologies Reveal Key Information About Depleted East Pacific Green Sea Turtles
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
Sex-ratio study first to use molecular marker to explain why and how moisture affects the nest
Tiny Treadmills Help Test Sea Turtle Stamina
Researchers conducted the first study on disorientation to examine the physiological effects of extended crawling and swimming performance
Crime-Scene Technique Used to Track Turtles
University of Exeter researchers measured "stable isotope ratios"—a chemical signature also used by forensic scientists—to discover which foraging grounds turtles had come from to breed in Cyprus