Here’s why thousands of sea turtles were paralyzed in the frigid waters along the Texas coastline during the unprecedented winter storm that swept across the country this week. Source: https://www.livescience.com/sea-turtles-paralyzed-winter-storm.html
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WHO Team Member to New York Times: What We Learned in China
Peter Daszak is part of the World Health Organization’s 14-member team investigating the origins of the coronavirus. This weekend on Twitter he described “explaining key findings of our exhausting month-long work in China” to journalists — only to see team members “selectively misquoted to fit a narrative that was prescribed before the work began.” Daszak was responding to a New York…
Discovery of endangered female turtle provides hope for extremely rare species
There are now two known Swinhoe’s softshell turtles, one male and one female, and potentially more waiting to be discovered. Source: https://www.livescience.com/endangered-female-turtle-discovered.html
Most whales and sea turtles seem to have plastic in their bodies
An analysis of 112 studies from the past ten years suggests that 55 per cent of sea turtles and 80 per cent of whales have microplastics in their bodies Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2259201-most-whales-and-sea-turtles-seem-to-have-plastic-in-their-bodies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Paul Bogard on why we need darkness
Light at night may be a sign of life on Earth, but the darkness will proclaim our true intelligence. Check out this video on why we need darkness, from Paul Bogard. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/paul-bogard-on-why-we-need-darkness…
Did this mass extinction event trigger dawn of the dinosaurs?
New research suggests that a series of huge volcanic eruptions, 233 million years ago, led to a mass extinction event that heralded the dawn of the dinosaurs. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/mass-extinction-event-trigger-dawn-of-dinosaurs…
Return of Myanmar’s smiling turtle
Need something to smile about? Here’s a story about smiling turtles saved from extinction in Myanmar. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/return-of-myanmar-smiling-burmese-roofed-turtle…
Gigantic snapping turtles caught in Florida
Wildlife researchers discovered three huge turtles – which belong to a new species – near Gainesville. Found by members of the Florida Fish and Wildli… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339144/gigantic-snapping-turtles-caught-in-florida…
Dogs May Use Earth’s Magnetic Field to Navigate
sciencehabit shares an article from Science magazine:
Dogs are renowned for their world-class noses, but a new study suggests they may have an additional — albeit hidden — sensory talent: a magnetic compass. The sense appears to allow them to use Earth’s magnetic field to calculate shortcuts in unfamiliar terrain. The finding is a first in dogs, says Catherine Lohmann, a biologist…
Sea turtles sometimes get really lost in the ocean on the way home
Sea turtles’ ability to navigate across open oceans is legendary, but GPS tracking shows they can miss their targets, sometimes swimming up to four times further than needed Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2248651-sea-turtles-sometimes-get-really-lost-in-the-ocean-on-the-way-home/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…