The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

A sea turtle’s shell is a masterpiece. A new study reveals that marine turtle shells combine flexibility and strength to protect against predators like sharks and stress while optimizing movement.

The first study took place in 1998, when green crabs were first arriving in the snails' Gulf of Maine territory, and the second in 2018. Over that time, the researchers found, shells grew ...