A study shows that turtles use both genetic signals and mechanical forces to form the scales on their heads, revealing a ...

Learn about the unique way turtles create their scales and how it's revealing an ancient evolutionary link to dinosaurs, ...

A turtle’s head seems simple: a hard beak, two bright eyes, and a quilt of scales that protect the skull. Look closer and a ...

eventually evolving into the sea turtles that we know today. However, the genetic foundations that have enabled them to thrive in oceans throughout the world have remained largely unknown.

The captive green turtle population of the CTF originated ... “The random effects of the genetic drift led to the genetic differentiation of the populations, despite having originated with ...

Researchers at Iowa State University are studying the genetics of three types of turtles with the ultimate goal of helping people survive life-threatening incidents, like heart attacks.

To help untangle this mystery, in 2022 the World Wildlife Fund launched an initiative called ShellBank, which aims to use genetic analysis to trace sea turtle products to their points of origin.

A ground-breaking study sheds new light on the genetic diversity of critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles, uncovering new and unique genetic variation across six nesting sites in Indonesia’s ...

eventually evolving into the sea turtles that we know today. However, the genetic foundations that have enabled them to thrive in oceans throughout the world have remained largely unknown. In research ...