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The Truth About What’s Inside a Turtle Shell

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...
sciencex

From turtle robots to frontline physics: prize-winning young scientists shape the future

This year's EU Contest for Young Scientists showcased hard science with a social edge, with young scientists presenting innovations ranging from robot turtles to quantum discoveries. For Evan Budz, a ...
insider.si.edu

Prehistoric turtle was size and shape of a big car tire

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The most peculiar feature of this new turtle is its extremely circular shell, about the size and shape of a big car tire.
earth

Turtle heads reveal an ancient reptilian secret

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 mystery appears, because the polygons across the crown don’t line up with ...
C&EN

Anticorrosion of Copper by Turtle Shape-Like Long Fatty Chain Linker-Included Bis-Schiff Base Molecules Synthesized from a Natural Analogue of Vanillin

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China ...
The Business Journals

First look: Luxury amenities, prices on tap at Rosewood Residences Turtle Creek

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The highly anticipated ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Giant turtle sculptures installed as Indigenous Cultural Trail takes shape at Indiana Dunes National Park

A towering yellow crane recently installed two massive, 14,000-lb. snapping turtle sculptures outside the Indiana Dunes Visitors Center, the gateway to the Indiana Dunes National and State Parks.
toybook

SEYMOUR THE COUNTING SHAPES SEA TURTLE

SEYMOUR THE COUNTING SHAPES SEA TURTLE Plug baby sea turtles into Seymour’s shell to learn shapes and counting, develop fine motor skills, and understand the natural world with earth-friendly, ...
Boston Herald

Massive sea turtle ice sculpture takes shape on Boston waterfront ahead of New Year’s

A glittering stack of tons of ice slowly transformed into sea turtles towering 8-feet-tall over Central Wharf Plaza Sunday morning – honoring one of New England’s critically endangered species for the ...
WHDH

Sea turtle ice sculpture taking shape at New England Aquarium

BOSTON (WHDH) - Ice sculptures are taking shape near the New England Aquarium in Boston. Artists began carving a 14-foot-wide, 8-foot-tall sculpture of the critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea ...
BBC Wildlife

Tiny 'backpacks' are being strapped to baby turtles on a remote island in the Great Barrier Reef. Here's why

Scientists at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) are using lightweight 'backpacks', also known as accelerometers, to try and find out more about the way sea turtles get to the surface of the ...