enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. DSV Turtle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSV_Turtle

    DSV Turtle hoisted from the deck of the support vessel MV Dolores Chouest. Turtle (DSV-3) was a 16-ton, crewed deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy. It is sister to Alvin and Sea Cliff.

  3. Christine Figgener - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Figgener

    Christine Figgener (born October 30, 1983) is a German marine conservation biologist, author, science communicator, and ocean advocate recognized for her work in sea turtle conservation, the fight against plastic pollution, and the empowerment of women in STEM.

  4. Life support - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_support

    Life support comprises the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic and advanced life support procedures; however, basic life support is sometimes provided at the scene of an emergency by family members or bystanders ...

  5. Diver saves a turtle's life and is repaid the kindness - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/2014-07-16-diver-saves-a...

    Once free, the sea turtle turns and begins to swim away. But then, an incredible thing happens. As Sutton continues to capture the scene with his go-pro camera, the turtle circles back.

  6. North American box turtle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_box_turtle

    The average life span of adult box turtles is 50 years, while a significant portion lives over 100 years. The age of a growing box turtle in the wild cannot be accurately estimated by counting the growth rings on the scutes; Their growth is directly affected by the amount of food, types of food, water, illness, and more. Box turtle eggs are ...

  7. Life-support system - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-support_system

    The life support system of a surface saturation accommodation facility provides breathing gas and other services to support life for the personnel under pressure. It includes the following components: [12] Underwater habitats differ in that the ambient external pressure is the same as internal pressure, so some engineering problems are simplified.

  8. Cheloniidae - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheloniidae

    In contrast to their earth-bound relatives, tortoises, sea turtles do not have the ability to retract their heads into their shells. Their plastron, which is the bony plate making up the underside of a turtle or tortoise's shell, is comparably more reduced from other turtle species and is connected to the top part of the shell by ligaments without a hinge separating the pectoral and abdominal ...

  9. Emydura victoriae - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emydura_victoriae

    Emydura victoriae, also known commonly as the red-faced turtle, Victoria short-necked turtle and Victoria River turtle, is a species of medium-sized aquatic turtle in the family Chelidae. The species inhabits rivers, streams and permanent water bodies across much of northern Australia .