A recent study has found that turtles exposed to warmer ambient temperatures have increased numbers of germ cells — specialized cells that develop into eggs — leading to the development of more female ...

AMES, Iowa – A new study from Iowa State University scientists could flip the established framework for how scientists believe geography influences sex determination in painted turtles on its shell.

Unlike humans, turtles, lizards and other reptiles – such as crocodiles – do not have sex chromosomes. Their sex is determined based on the environment, which makes them especially vulnerable to ...

A research team have developed a non-invasive method for sex identification of sea turtle hatchlings to help assess the impact of climate change on sex ratios. Unlike in humans, the sex of sea turtles ...

There’s a global pandemic happening on a scale that hasn’t been seen in roughly a century. So we decided it would be the perfect time to talk about turtle sex. Not turtles having sex, which is ...

Warmer temperatures are known to make more turtle eggs become female hatchlings, but new research shows that those females also have a higher capacity for egg production, even before their sex is set.

AMES, Iowa – A new study led by an Iowa State University scientist sheds light on how organisms have evolved to address imbalances in sex chromosomes. The study looks at a species of softshell turtle, ...

Thane Wibbels, Ph.D., professor of biology in theUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences, used to go out in the wild to catch turtles. He wrestled 900 large sea-turtles “rodeo ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Sea turtle nesting season is officially underway, which means thousands of turtles will come to our local beaches to lay their eggs from now through October. And the hot ...

Determining turtle hatchlings' sexes is a challenging but critical task. For many species the embryo's sex development depends on environmental temperatures, and rising heat is producing ...

A new study sheds light on how organisms have evolved to address imbalances in sex chromosomes. The study looks at a species of softshell turtle, but the results could help to illuminate an important ...