The texture of the sand should be loose enough for gas diffusion, ... Humans are also threatening sea turtle nesting beaches through actions that lead to beach erosion.

One of the initial challenges in designing the InvestEGGator was achieving the texture of a sea turtle egg shell, which is softer than that of a land turtle egg.

Scientists Just Found a Sea Turtle That Glows The turtle is the first biofluorescent reptile ever found in the wild. ... "It adds visual texture into the world that's primarily blue." ...

A Kemp's Ridley sea turtle lays a nest on the beach in Fort Morgan, Ala. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. This nest is the first in the state for the year; nesting season lasts through October 31.

Leatherbacks are the only turtles that don’t have scales or a hard shell, earning their names from the rubbery texture of their backs. They also lack strong jaws to eat hard prey, so one of ...