Yes, this sea turtle is glowing neon green and red. No, it's not radioactive. The critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle is the first reptile scientists have seen exhibiting biofluorescence ...

Biofluorescence, the scientific process behind the glow exhibited by the hawksbill turtle, is a natural process in which organisms absorb light of one intensity level and wavelength-or in simpler ...

Biofluorescence occurs when an organism absorbs light from an outside source, ... The hawksbill turtle breeds in more than 80 countries and is found in the Caribbean Sea and Indo-Pacific Ocean, ...

During a recent night dive near the Solomon Islands, a team of scientists were stunned to discover a glowing hawksbill sea turtle. It’s the first documented case of biofluorescence in a reptile.

The turtle glows both red and green (Picture: National Geographic) Due to the fact that it can’t be seen by the naked human eye, scientists only discovered biofluorescence in marine life ...

A marine biologist has discovered the first biofluroescent hawksbill sea turtle. — -- While continuing research in the Solomon Islands, a marine biologist discovered and documented the first ...

A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle was found dead by early morning beachgoers Wednesday along the shore near F Street in St. Augustine Beach. The St. Johns County Beach Services ...

The shells of the hawksbill sea turtle have been used for luxury items for centuries, but with the species now endangered, new technology is pinpointing where protections are needed most.

They have sequenced DNA of 700 based pairs by using DNA that is passed from mother to offspring and are aiming to piece together the first complete hawksbill turtle’s genome, which has about two ...

A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle was found dead by early morning beachgoers Wednesday along the shore near F Street in St. Augustine Beach. The St. Johns County Beach Services ...

The critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle, glowing in neon green and red, is the first reptile scientists have seen exhibiting biofluorescence, National Geographic reported Monday.