Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

The New England Aquarium and Audubon Aquarium Rescue are helping over two dozen Kemp's ridley sea turtles recover from a ...

The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on ...

On the beaches of Topsail Island in North Carolina, the sight of a sea turtle crawling ashore has long signaled both urgency ...

The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center announced in a Facebook post that their founder Jean Beasley ...

First-place winner Maximillian Kajewski received a Sea Turtle Adoption Certificate from the Loggerhead Marinelife Center.

Molly the turtle was released back into the ocean the morning of Nov. 25 at Higgs Beach in Key West as an enthusiastic crowd swallowed the lump of emotion in their throat and bid the sea turtle a safe ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

Hawaiian green sea turtles are protected under both Hawaii state law and the federal Endangered Species Act itsbleuworld/TikTok (2) A man sparked outrage after he was caught on video picking up and ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Here on the Suncoast, there are two main species of sea turtles that nest on our beaches... The Loggerhead sea turtle and the Green sea turtle, which for years has been ...

Hatchling loggerhead sea turtles begin life with a remarkable challenge. They crawl from the beach into the surf and then navigate thousands of miles across open ocean – alone, with no experience, and ...