Do sharks see in color or black and white?
By Blaise Jones The short answer is no, probably not. But as with all things […]
July 2016
Do all turtles swim?
By Stacey Venzel Of the three Testudines categories, only terrapins and turtles swim; tortoises do […]
Do sharks sleep?
By Blaise Jones The exact nature and biological reason behind sleep is still a mystery […]
What natural predators do turtles have?
By Stacey Venzel When it comes to the fight or flight response for predator avoidance, […]
Methane emissions stable as Alaska warms
By NOAA Analysis of nearly three decades of air samples from Alaska’s North Slope shows […]
U.S. reefs face increased bleaching, warmer waters
By NOAA A new NOAA outlook shows that many coral reefs across around the world […]
What kind of teeth do sharks have?
By Blaise Jones The teeth of all sharks are enlarged versions of their dermal denticles, […]
Do turtles have teeth?
By Stacey Venzel One of the distinguishing traits of a turtle is that it does […]
Chesapeake Bay’s “dead zone” is more than 2M Olympic-sized pools
By NOAA Hypoxic zone size affected by low river flow and nutrient loading Scientists expect […]