Sea turtles’ lives and misfortunes are mapped on their backs

As measures to protect sea turtles ebb and flow, the turtle’s “lost years” spent out at sea after they hatch on beaches along ...
Los Angeles Times

Turtles’ shells made from shoulder blades and ribs, study says

The turtle’s shell is unique, but the evolution of the structure has been a mystery. Now Japanese scientists have figured out that the shell develops from an unusual folding process inside the egg ...
EurekAlert!

Sea turtle shells reveal hidden records of ocean change

MIAMI — Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice cores—are now being repurposed to better understand the lives of modern ...
Australian Geographic

Tortoiseshell database a ‘game-changer’ for critically endangered marine turtles

Do you collect souvenirs when you travel? If you’re anything like me you have shelf after shelf of mementos from your sojourns in all shapes and sizes – some novel, some deeply sentimental, and some ...
The Boston Globe

Internal tagging confirms long-term survivability of rehabilitated sea turtles

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 ...