Turtles nesting earlier in Cyprus as climate warms

Researchers from the University of Exeter studying the nesting habits of green and loggerhead turtles have discovered that the turtles are returning to the island earlier each year, a phenomenon seen as a successful adaptation to climate change.

Biologists are examining their breeding habits, including an uptick in hatchling numbers on the island’s beaches and elsewhere in the Mediterranean, as well as a shift of their nesting season, based on