Unless sea turtles find a way to counteract rising nest temperatures, climate change could produce an increasing number of females and fewer offspring – a frightening scenario for sea turtle biologists like us.

New research shows that turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier. Researchers monitoring nesting green and loggerhead turtles in Cyprus have discovered they are returning to their regular nesting spots earlier each year to compensate for rising temperatures.

New research reveals a desperate struggle unfolding on the beaches of Cyprus, where green and loggerhead turtles are battling climate change by nesting earlier each year. Researchers monitoring these ancient mariners have uncovered a startling trend: the turtles are returning to their ancestral nesting grounds sooner to escape rising temperatures that threaten their offspring’s survival.

Turtles are proving to be surprisingly adaptable in the face of climate change, shifting their nesting season earlier each year to cope with rising temperatures. Scientists studying green and loggerhe