New research shows that turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier. Researchers monitoring nesting green and ...

Juvenile green turtles are smaller and have more vibrant shell patterns, which fade as they mature. Unlike some other sea turtles, adult green turtles have a single pair of prefrontal scales on ...

Some species, like mud turtles, can actually retract their limbs and then clamp the shell closed. Sea turtles, on the other hand, have flippers that are permanently outside the shell. 6 All shapes ...

A group of sea turtles are released into Atlantic Ocean almost a month after rehabbing from "cold stunning," which compromises their immune system.

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...

A turtle is a reptile that has a shell covering its body ... Some even live in forests or the desert. Sea turtles have flippers, but those living on land usually have feet. The smallest turtle ...

Months after stranding on the beaches of Cape Cod, dozens of sea turtles recovering at the New England Aquarium have received ...