Scientists constantly study the natural world to develop technology, and this time, they have turned to sea turtles to innovate the heart monitor. At the North University of China, Junbin Zang and ...

University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive system of sea turtles. The scientists also found slightly less, but still ...

The BBSRC funded study of juvenile Common Snapping Turtles for the first time explains the heart’s biological mechanisms which help Turtles to uniquely survive up to 6 months without oxygen. And ...

The volunteer has been holding a monitor to the turtle’s heart. “I’ve had only one heartbeat so far,” she says. Gary inserts a rectal thermometer into the turtle and the animal springs to ...

The scientists also found slightly less, but still significant levels of microplastics in other organs of both male and female turtles, including the heart, kidney, liver and spleen, as well as ...