To help protect newly hatched baby sea turtles, we designed a tool for sensing activity inside their nests

Baby sea turtles hatching 😍 Did you know that when sea turtles emerge from the nest it’s called a boil? This happens because a bunch of hatchlings come out of the nest super quickly, which makes the sand look like it’s boiling! Sea turtle hatchlings are prompted by lower temperatures, typically at nighttime, or in this case early morning. The group of turtles will begin thrashing which moves the sand beneath them and elevates them towards the surface. The sand starts to “boil” and hatchlings em