The tiny sea turtles already need to fight off predators and avoid debris, with many dying before they can reach the water ...

“When we came across that, we all just kind of stared at each other for a minute, like ‘This is it,’” said Adrienne Coleman, whose 13-year-old daughter spotted the fossil during a family boat trip ...

Volunteers with Share the Beach and dozens of supporters made their way to Shell Beach in Orange Beach to see two ...

In Florida, large mats of sargassum are increasingly washing ashore, creating another obstacle for loggerhead, leatherback ...

The turtle, named for the matriarch on the classic TV show, was found in distress trying to lay eggs earlier this summer.

"The turtle shell, which is roughly 4 feet long and 3 feet across, represents a new genus and species of leatherback sea turtle and is one of the most complete fossils of its kind found anywhere in ...

Many of the state's sea turtle nests had hatched before Hurricane Erin passed offshore but those still incubating suffered overwash, and some nests were entirely lost.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Aggie cadets from the Texas A&M Maritime Academy pitched in to help move a giant sea turtle that's being treated at the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research in Galveston. The adult ...

It’s hatchling season along Florida’s Gulf Coast, but on Anna Maria Island, baby sea turtles are facing tougher odds than usual. Conservationists say artificial lighting is disorienting the newborn ...