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Plants & Animals Jun 5, 2025

Dilly Dally the sea turtle returns to the ocean after flipper amputation

An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally crawled into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday morning, months after having a front flipper amputated at a Florida turtle hospital.

Ecology Jun 3, 2025

One green sea turtle can contain the equivalent of ten ping pong balls in plastic

Thousands to millions of tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, but where they end up is poorly understood.

Plants & Animals May 25, 2025

A 302-pound loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat gets an oversize CT scan, with a surprise

A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida's Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds (137 kilograms), Pennywise was too large to fit their equipment.

Plants & Animals May 20, 2025

Native turtles return to Yosemite after removal of invasive bullfrogs

The call of American bullfrogs was deafening when scientists from the University of California, Davis, first began researching the impact of invasive bullfrogs on native northwestern pond turtles at Yosemite National Park.

Ecology May 19, 2025

It's a national treasure, but 13% of Australians surveyed can't tell you where the Great Barrier Reef is located

New research shows that Australians care deeply about the Great Barrier Reef (GBR)—one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World—but 13% can't tell you where it is located.

Ecology May 15, 2025

Scientists use fossils to assess the health of Florida's largest remaining seagrass bed

The seagrass is greener along Florida's Nature Coast … figuratively, that is. A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series shows that seagrass ecosystems along the northern half of Florida's Gulf Coast ...

Ecology May 8, 2025

Costly catch: Study reveals the alarming cost of tuna fishing devices on global ocean life

They are large rafts that drift thousands of kilometers across the ocean surface, moving with the currents in an otherwise featureless marine environment. Tracked by satellites, the rudimentary floats—which may also be outfitted ...

Ecology Apr 23, 2025

Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas. Why that's a problem for fishing's future

The single greatest threat to the diversity of life in our oceans over the past 50 years, more than climate change or plastic pollution, has been unsustainable fishing practices.

Plants & Animals Apr 17, 2025

Endangered sea turtle populations show signs of recovery in more than half the world, survey finds

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they're found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday.

Ecology Apr 17, 2025

Trump admin proposes redefining 'harm' to endangered animals

The Trump administration aims to remove degradation of habitat from its definition of "harm" to endangered species, proposing Wednesday a rule change that would open the door to human activity in ecologically sensitive environments.

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