Thousands of sea turtle hatchlings scramble toward the ocean each September, but the threats they face go far beyond crashing ...

Labor Day weekend may mark the unofficial end of summer, but wildlife officials say one of Florida's busiest sea turtle ...

A Sept. 8 volunteer beach cleanup in Palm Beach is sponsored by the Worth Avenue Association with Town Hall and the ...

A green sea turtle named Golbat was recently returned back into the ocean in Nelson Bay, New South Wales, after 10 months of ...

Sea Turtle: Sea turtles are ancient species, having been around since the time of the dinosaurs. Fossils from the oldest marine turtle date back 120 million years. Females and males are the same size ...

Gumbo Limbo researchers report 1,077 loggerhead nests along Boca Raton, Florida, breaking a 36-year record during a landmark nesting season.

Turtles are one of the oldest kinds of reptiles on the planet. Their hard shell and slow-moving mannerisms make them unique pets. They’re hardy creatures and can be fun to care for. They may seem like ...

Hans-Dieter Sues | Curator, Paleontology, National Museum of Natural History In a fit of pique, according to one of Aesop's fables, the god Hermes made the animal carry its house forever on its back.

An international team of scientists from the U.S., France, Australia, and Germany, including Senckenberg researcher Uwe Fritz has published the ninth edition of the atlas "Turtles of the World." The ...

Critically endangered, radiated tortoises sport star patterns on their shells and live in the forests and scrubland of Madagascar. (Images courtesy Smithsonian's National Zoo) People often use the ...