Beachgoers are reporting seeing leatherback sea turtles, the largest turtle in the world and an endangered species. Despite ...

Sea turtles have an average lifespan of 20 to 30 years. During that timeframe, they experience changes in ocean chemistry, ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

Leatherback sea turtles start life the same size as other sea turtles. As they age, however, they grow progressively larger.

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

MIAMI — Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice cores—are now being repurposed to better understand the lives of modern ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

A sea turtle rescued from a Hanna Park beach is now recovering at a local rehabilitation facility, and staff are asking the ...

Hawksbill turtles are on the critically endangered list, but one Australian wildlife refuge is trying to help ...

Biologists from the New England Aquarium drove loggerhead sea turtles from the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital to Fort Fisher, ...

The National Aquarium announced it has successfully rehabilitated 29 cold-stunned sea turtles that arrived at the Aquarium in ...

A lingering low-pressure system north of the Hawaiian Islands is keeping winds light and variable, along with chances for showers through Thursday. Conditions will briefly improve as a passing ...