by Susan | Oct 7, 2010 | BP oil spill, Chemicals in the Environment, Gulf Coast Oil Spill
The life of a sea turtle hatchling isn’t easy. After they hatch out of leathery eggs in a nest, buried deep in the sand, they move immediately toward the light above the ocean, scramble into the surf, and swim for a couple of days straight without stopping....
by Susan | May 12, 2010 | Gulf Coast Oil Spill
During the Age of the Dinosaurs, the sea teemed with marine reptiles. But when the dinosaurs disappeared 65 million years ago, only a few reptiles remained in the sea—sea turtles, sea snakes, saltwater crocodiles, and marine iguanas. These ancient sea creatures have...
