Wildlife mitigating measures no help for Ottawa’s freshwater turtles
Local turtles facing extinction within a decade due to urban growth, says uOttawa study. Credit: University of Ottawa Local turtles ...
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Hydroelectric power plants in Brazil threaten turtles that depend on rapids, study warns
A research project supported by FAPESP shows that the construction of new hydroelectric power plants in Brazil’s South region could have an ...
Developing bottom drifters to better understand the stranding locations of cold-stunned sea turtles in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts
Scientists from the University of Rhode Island and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center have made significant progress in understanding the ...
Undergrad-driven project reveals drought’s effects on painted turtles
A projected rise in droughts could muddy the waters for painted turtles and some fellow freshwater-dwelling reptiles, says 11 years ...
Do warmer temperatures make turtles better mothers?
DURHAM, N.C. -- Warmer temperatures are known to make more turtle eggs become female hatchlings, but new research out of ...
Turtles and crocodiles with unique characteristics are more likely to go extinct
New research led by the University of Oxford has revealed that the most endangered turtle and crocodile species are those ...
Project aims to shield Cayman Islands turtles from climate change threats
Researchers are investigating how to protect sea turtles in the Cayman Islands from the multiple threats caused by climate change. ...
Small turtles cannot legally be sold as pets because of the Salmonella infection risk, but half of online sellers fail to provide information about the law and the disease risk
Small turtles cannot legally be sold as pets because of the Salmonella infection risk, but half of online sellers fail ...
Egyptian lagoon vital to Cyprus turtles
The number of green turtles breeding in Cyprus has risen in recent years – but this bounce-back depends heavily on ...
Palaeontology: New fossil was one of the largest marine turtles ever
A new species of ancient turtle discovered in Spain may have been one of the largest marine turtles to have ...
New critical period of embryonic sex determination in sea turtles identified
Unlike humans, turtles, lizards and other reptiles – such as crocodiles – do not have sex chromosomes. Their sex is ...
Study shows how turtles fared decade after oil spill
Twelve years after an oil spill coated nearly 35 miles of the Kalamazoo River, new research at The University of ...
ASU study: More than 1.1 million sea turtles poached over last three decades
One of the most serious threats to wildlife biodiversity, in addition to the climate crisis, is the illegal killing and ...
Turtles and tortoises challenge evolutionary theories of aging
Even though humans live longer lives compared to their historical counterparts, we cannot escape the inevitability of aging and death. ...
Humans can’t, but turtles can: Reduce weakening and deterioration with age
All living organisms age and die – there is no way of escaping death. But not all organisms follow the ...
Study finds why baby leatherback marine turtles can’t ‘see the sea’
When sea turtle hatchlings emerge from their nests, typically at night, they crawl toward the ocean in what is known ...
Sunlight’s healing effects help imperiled green sea turtles with tumors
A new study by Florida Atlantic University researchers is literally shedding “light” on a way to improve the health of ...
Sea turtles’ loyalty to their nesting sites conditions the sex of the offspring
Sea turtles maintain their preferences for the sites where they lay their eggs each season, which could influence the sex ...
Underwater noise causes hearing loss in turtles
Underwater noise pollution is causing turtles to experience hearing loss that can last from minutes to days, say researchers who ...
New study finds reporting entanglements of leatherback turtles is critical for survival
New research suggests that leatherback turtles entangled in fishing gear have a better chance of survival if the incident is ...
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Scientists discover rare 6-planet system that moves in strange synchrony
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AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds
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Ohio State receives $14 million to study optimal aspirin therapy in pregnancy
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The dangers of being a saber-toothed cat in Los Angeles 12,000 years ago
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Rise of microplastics discovered in placentas of Hawaiʻi mothers
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Catalysts of change: Young scientists spearhead breakthrough COVID-19 research in international collaboration