Lenny, a 322-pound loggerhead turtle, was found off the Florida Keys struggling to swim and with visible wounds.

Martin told me she would army crawl up to the turtles on the sand and dab around their eyes with a foam swab, soaking up the goopy tears they exude. Sea turtles regularly shed tears as a way to expel ...

University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive ...

Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make drinkers happy, there are many alternatives to returning to ...

Turtle soup became a popular delicacy in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries, with the dish appearing on ...

Nineteen sea turtles that were cold-stunned in New England were released in Jacksonville after being rehabilitated at a ...

Some beach accesses will be closed as the county tills beach sand to prepare for nesting season, which begins May 1.

The Nueces County launches a new initiative to patrol turtle nesting sites on Padre Island, helping protect endangered ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Nineteen sea turtles were released back into the ocean Wednesday in Jacksonville after receiving months of rehabilitation. Officials with the Johnny Morris Sea Turtle Center ...

Lenny, a 322-pound loggerhead turtle, was found off the Florida Keys struggling to swim and with visible wounds.

They suspect that sea turtles and other animals might rely on magnetite to sense Earth’s magnetic field but may not produce the magnetite themselves. Instead, they suggest, sea turtles may have ...

"Rescuing and rehabilitating sea turtles is critical to preserving these incredible marine animals and the health of our oceans," said Mike Daniel, the museum and aquarium's director of animal care.