Posts Tagged ‘turtles’
Ancient reptile reveals how the turtle got its shell
YALE (US) — New research pushes back the origin of the turtle’s shell by about 40 million years, linking it to a 260-million-year-old fossil reptile from South Africa. Continue…
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 7:09 - 3 Comments
Earth & Environment - May 30, 2013 9:47 - 3 Comments
Why Hawaiian sea turtles still need protecting
STANFORD (US) — Calls to lift protections for the Hawaiian green sea turtle may be premature, experts warn. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 25, 2013 13:23 - 0 Comments
Like baby turtles, ‘FlipperBot’ has bendy wrists
GEORGIA TECH (US) — To move over surfaces like sand, a robot called “FlipperBot” uses flexible wrists inspired by how hatchling sea turtles get to the ocean. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 3, 2013 17:02 - 3 Comments
Turtles: Little change in 210 million years
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — About one-third the evolutionary rate of humans, the western painted turtle’s evolution is like its speed on the ground—exceedingly slow. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 6, 2013 12:36 - 0 Comments
Goo lets momma turtles pick due date
MONASH (AUS) — To give their young the best chance of survival, female turtles have the unique ability to wait to lay their eggs on land when conditions are right. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 30, 2012 14:37 - 0 Comments
Extinct giant turtle found near monster snake
U. FLORIDA (US) — Researchers have named and described a new extinct giant turtle species from the same Colombian mine where they discovered Titanoboa, the world’s largest snake. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 18, 2011 10:49 - 3 Comments
PCB exposure tough on turtles
U. MISSOURI (US) — Exposure to the chemical pollutant PCB takes a toll on turtles, stunting growth and lowering bone density, according to a new study that could offer insight on how PCBs affect humans. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 9, 2009 20:48 - 0 Comments
Arctic turtle fossil reveals clues to climate change
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A tropical turtle fossil discovered high in the Canadian Arctic suggests that a rapid spike in carbon dioxide some 90 million years ago created a super-greenhouse effect, raising polar temperatures rather dramatically. The find strongly suggests that animals migrated from Asia to North America not around Alaska, as once thought, but directly across a freshwater sea floating atop the warm, salty Arctic Ocean. (more…)
