1.0College of Sciences Newshttps://sciences.ucf.edu/newscosmarketingrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="t4Rc4JbPMC"><a href="https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/darker-is-better-for-sea-turtles/">Satellites Show Florida Beaches Becoming Darker, and That’s Good for Sea Turtles</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/darker-is-better-for-sea-turtles/embed/#?secret=t4Rc4JbPMC" width="600" height="338" title="“Satellites Show Florida Beaches Becoming Darker, and That’s Good for Sea Turtles” — College of Sciences News" data-secret="t4Rc4JbPMC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://sciences.ucf.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/02/Weishampel-sea-turtle.jpg375250Newly published research that started as a high school science project confirms that the density of sea turtle nests on Florida beaches is reduced where artificial lights along the coast deter nesting females. But the data also show that the network of sea turtle-friendly lighting ordinances along Florida’s coast seems to be working. “It’s a […]