Science Mar 08 Scientists shed new light on the mysterious ‘lost years’ of sea turtles By John Yang, Kaisha Young
Science Apr 06 Watch 1:16 Dozens of endangered sea turtles released off the coast of Georgia On Jekyll Island off the Georgia coast, some sea turtles and people who care about their survival marked a small victory on Thursday. The Georgia Sea Turtle Center teamed up with volunteers from Northeast aquariums and conservation groups to move… By John Yang, Kaisha Young
Science Nov 24 Florida sees record year for sea turtles, but climate change threatens survival Only one in 1,000 hatchlings lives to adulthood and climate change is threatening their species as beaches disappear under rising seas. By Curt Anderson, Associated Press
Science May 22 Analysis: We shed our DNA everywhere we go. Here’s why that raises privacy concerns Environmental DNA provides a wealth of information for conservationists, archaeologists and forensic scientists. But the unintentional pickup of human genetic information raises ethical questions. By Jenny Whilde, Jessica Alice Farrell, The Conversation
Nation Sep 27 Scientists are shocked as a tiny endangered sea turtle returns to the Gulf Coast For the first time in 75 years, Kemp’s ridley sea turtle hatchlings have been observed on Louisiana's uninhabited Chandeleur Islands despite being written off as a nesting spot for sea turtles decades ago. By Roby Chavez
Jan 17 Reporter’s Notebook: Waiting in the dark for sea turtles to nest By Lorna Baldwin To find a sea turtle as she lay her nest, we had a few rules to follow. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 8:54 Cracking down on poaching with 3D-printed fake turtle eggs By John Yang One of the world’s most endangered species, the sea turtle, is under threat from human encroachment and poaching. But a conservation biologist has developed a strategy that could help save them. By placing 3D-printed eggs with GPS trackers in nesting… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 7:23 Climate change is hurting the sex lives of sea turtles By PBS News Hour Sea turtles have been around for about 110 million years, but climate change is causing trouble by threatening their nests and decreasing the number of potential male mates. NewsHour science producer Nsikan Akpan talks to Gwen Ifill about the turtle’s… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 54:34 PBS NewsHour full episode September 16, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, what to expect from the second 2016 Republican debate. Also: the science behind the rampant wildfires in the West, senior intelligence officials are accused of altering reports on the Islamic State, India’s “Henry Ford” of heart… Continue watching
Sep 16 How rising seas could sink the sea turtle By Nsikan Akpan Climate change and sea level rise do more than just wash away sea turtle habitat. Continue reading