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Uni-flipper turtle gets it straight with swimsuit

(AP) -- Allison, a green sea turtle with only one flipper, has been going around and around and around for most of her life.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 11, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 11

Triangles Go Underwater and Supersonic

(PhysOrg.com) -- The seemingly effortless way dolphins and porpoises slice through the water and the unique capabilities of the supersonic Concorde airplane have more in common than one might think.

Biology / Other

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Study: Penguin tracking bands hurt the seabirds

Some scientists studying penguins may be inadvertently harming them with the metal bands they use to keep track of the tuxedo-clad seabirds, a new study says.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Ancient sea reptile with gammy jaw suggests dinosaurs got arthritis too

Imagine having arthritis in your jaw bones... if they're over two meters long! A new study by scientists at the University of Bristol has found signs of a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mexicans return beached whale to sea

Volunteers and Navy personnel returned a 12-tonne whale to the sea after it became stranded on a beach in the southwestern Mexican city of Oaxaca, officials said Saturday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Nesting turtles give clues on oil spill's impact

(AP) -- Nearly hidden by brownish sand, the Kemps ridley sea turtle digging furiously with her back flippers as she carved out a flask-shaped hole to lay her eggs wasn't aware of the excitement she was generating ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lucky survivors rescued by Fla. turtle hospital

(AP) -- The turtles at this waterfront hospital have been hit by boat propellers, caught in fishing nets, attacked by sharks, stricken with tumors and lost flippers.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0