NAGAPATTINAM: In a “first-of-its-kind initiative” in the state, 151 Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings were successfully released into the sea on Wednesday after being protected using an in-situ ...

Amelie, a three‑limbed Kemp's ridley sea turtle, headed back into the Atlantic off Juno Beach on Wednesday with a satellite tag strapped to her shell so scientists can keep tabs on her at sea. Her big ...

Sea turtles are the oceans’ wanderers. They live for up to a hundred years, and meander hundreds of thousands of miles. The ...

Turtles that crushed hard-shelled prey like clams and snails were reported to be more than five times more likely to survive ...

The veterinary staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor the animals they return to the Atlantic Ocean.

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

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

On a warm morning in Virginia, a wildlife researcher walks slowly through a patchwork of forest and farmland, eyes scanning ...

A single egg now helps scientists study hidden male sea turtles and understand their role in survival and long term conservation.

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 ...

From May 1 to Oct. 31, the Flagler Turtle Patrol patrols the local beaches and marks off any nests to keep the public away.

GALVESTON, Texas — A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that washed ashore along the Texas coast is now recovering after being rescued by researchers and treated by veterinarians. The endangered turtle ...