ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ biologist Kate Mansfield and her Florida team published a first-of-its-kind study this week about sea turtleβs βlost years.β
The βlost yearsβ refers to the time after turtles hatch and head to sea where they remain for many years before returning to near-shore waters as large juveniles. The time period is often referred to as the βlost yearsβ because not much has been known about where the young turtles go and how they interact with their oceanic environment — until now.
The work is getting a lot of attention from NPR to . Why? Because of the important nature of the work and the creative way the team used an acrylic fill used for manicures to solve a problem.
Listen in as Ira Flatow, host of , talks to Mansfield about her research from ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs broadcast station WΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ FM. Β Or check out some of the other coverage in , and the among others.