They’re also a few of the new names bestowed upon sea turtles that a team from the New England Aquarium’s turtle hospital rehabilita ...

Researchers at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School have developed a method to read the chemical layers inside sea turtle shells like a biological stopwatch, reconstructing years of an animal’s ...

Sea turtle shells record life history layer by layer over many years, clearly revealing diet, stress, movement, and ocean ...

Eastern box turtles are disappearing across the eastern U.S., threatened by slow reproduction, roads, and habitat loss. Scientists use radio telemetry and GPS tracking to understand their movements, ...

Monitoring the populations of one of nature's slower creatures could become faster, thanks to the University of Georgia. UGA researchers have developed an easier, more cost-effective way to learn more ...

Sea turtles that have nested on the same stretches of sand for thousands of years are running out of room. As ocean levels climb and shorelines erode, the beaches these animals depend on for ...

A small piece of plastic — no larger than a baseball — can be enough to kill an adult Florida manatee, according to new findings from Ocean Conservancy. The ...

Students, scientists and area residents helped survey turtle diversity at Hornsby Spring on Sunday as part of the Santa Fe River Turtle Project. Eleven freshwater turtle species mingle in its depths, ...

This isn’t a sea turtle versus coyote issue.' Sanibel's dilemma: Coyotes destroy huge numbers of nests. Should they be shot?

As sea turtle nesting season begins, Palm Beach oceanfront properties must shield or position their lights so their can't be seen from the beach.

A loggerhead turtle who judging by his size and barnacles on his shell is old. The turtle is cruising the reef during mating season looking for a partner© Drew McArthur/Shutterstock.com The ocean can ...