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Juvenile Loggerhead Turtle

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Sea turtles may be more resilient to global warming than we thought

An “epigenetic” adaptation could prevent large numbers of loggerhead turtles from hatching as female due to climate change – a threat that was feared to lead to population collapse

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hicatee turtles at the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE)

Life

Turtles that move in herds reveal the complex social lives of reptiles

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Turtles can accumulate radioactive material in their shells

Life

Turtles keep a record of nuclear activity in their shells

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A pair of Volcan Alcedo Giant Tortoises on Isabela Island in the Galapagos archipelago

Life

Galapagos giant tortoise argument may threaten conservation efforts

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A Kemp's ridley sea turtle makes its way to the ocean on June 29, 2022, at West Dennis Beach in West Dennis, Massachusetts after eight months of rehabilitation at the New England Aquariums sea turtle rehabilitation center in Quincy. - Over 500 were found on the shores of Cape Cod cold-stunned in November and December of 2021. (Photo by Lauren Owens Lambert / AFP) (Photo by LAUREN OWENS LAMBERT/AFP via Getty Images)

Life

Sea turtle strandings on the US east coast have increased drastically

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Loggerhead turtle

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Turtles stranded on UK beaches after storms send them off course

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Robot turtle

Technology

Transforming turtle robot can walk on land and swim through water

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An olive ridley turtle leaving its egg

Life

Moving turtle eggs to protect them disrupts brain development

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Leatherback Sea Turtle

Life

Baby leatherback turtles struggle to find the sea on dark nights

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Sea turtles, sharks and king penguins swim in mysterious circles

Environment

Sea turtles, sharks and king penguins swim in mysterious circles

Tracking tags have shown that several species of marine animals, including king penguins, green sea turtles and tiger sharks, sometimes repeatedly swim in circles, but it's unclear why

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Technology

Decoy sea turtle eggs equipped with GPS help track down smugglers

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Environment

The epic journeys of green sea turtles revealed by 50 years of data

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Life

How the turtle got its shell: Amazing fossils are solving the mystery

Features

Life

Prehistoric giant turtle shell is the biggest ever found

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