New "tissue clock" technique reconstructs sea turtle life histories from shell chemistryMIAMI — Techniques developed to study the distant past—from ...

Shell integration typically involves 50 to 60 individual bones fusing into a permanent structural cage. The carapace creates a mechanical constraint that prevents the chest from expanding during ...

The shells of chelonians—think turtles, tortoises, and sea turtles—grow in layers, keeping a time-stamped record of environmental conditions. Uranium has shown up in the layers of turtles’ and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. A new study found trace amounts of nuclear waste in sea turtles in the ...