Green sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act. A photo recently posted on social media showing a sea turtle with its shell removed has led state officials to emphasize the proper ...
Sea turtle shells record life history layer by layer over many years, clearly revealing diet, stress, movement, and ocean ...
Researchers at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School have developed a method to read the chemical layers inside sea ...
Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...
Learn how researchers use archaeological techniques to show how sea turtle shells grow in layers that capture chemical clues ...