Charlotte, the 138-pound green sea turtle, was struck by a boat about 18 years ago. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday.

Charlotte, a green sea turtle, was hit by a boat back in 2008. This left it with an affliction colloquially referred to as the “bubble butt,” a kind of floating syndrome that makes it ...

It’s sad but true: only around one in 1,000 baby sea turtles survive the arduous trek from their beach nests to the open ocean.This journey has only grown more fraught thanks to continued ...