Transitions

A recent article in the New Scientist, called “The first of many epic journeys” really grabbed my interest.  We likely all know the lengths that green turtles go to lay their precious eggs. But what happens to these new arrivals as they hatch and make their way from nest to beach?  

Amazingly, the eggs hatch under hundreds of cubic metres of sand into a world where the only way is up. The young hatchlings propel themselves to the surface in a mostly vertical fashion, “swimming” in one-minute bu…