Sea level rises could lead to the flooding of sea turtle breeding grounds in Australia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and the USA, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings ...

Sea level rises could lead to the flooding of sea turtle breeding grounds in Australia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and the U.S., according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings ...

Climate change is skewing turtle populations by altering hatchling sex ratios. Explore how temperature affects turtles, why ...

North American box turtles (Terrapene spp.) typically demonstrate localized activity patterns that are highly dependent on temperature and precipitation. In east Texas, we found no documented reports ...

Climate change is coming for sea turtles and their critical breeding grounds throughout the Americas and Australia. In a new study in Scientific Reports, researchers report that rapid sea level rising ...

Nests in some regions will be "completely vanished" in the next several decades. Sea level rise is likely presenting more threats to an already vulnerable marine species, according to new research. As ...

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: Ecological and Evolutionary Approaches, Vol. 86, No. 4 (July/August 2013), pp. 385-397 (13 pages) AbstractOrganisms compensate for reproduction costs through two ...

Turtles are icons of longevity. Not only do some live for well over a century, they also seem to remain robust as they age. But according to findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Because of rising temperatures, more sea turtles are being born female. Cooling nest temperatures could help reduce the trend. Turtle conservation efforts must also address threats beyond climate ...