The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to protect critical habitat for ...

Nesting females already face a difficult trip from the ocean to dry sand.

An endangered sea turtle named Lucky washed up in Nova Scotia last year. Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of why ...

Through an annual research effort, scientists are gaining a better understanding of the turtles that call Jamestown Island ...

More than 50 baby turtles emerged from Little Cayman nest last week, becoming the first recorded hawksbill hatchlings of 2026 ...

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where they fit in the tree of life remains a highly debated topic. The ...

A turtle glides through the water without a propeller whine. With that in mind, a Canadian teenager has built a bionic robotic turtle that uses AI to spot coral bleaching, invasive species, and ...

Researchers suggest that an earthquake spooked a mob of sea turtles gathered together in a prehistoric sea. By Carolyn Wilke Rocky cliffs run into the Adriatic Sea near Ancona, Italy. There, above the ...

The green turtle, found across the world’s oceans, is recovering after decades of decline, according to the latest IUCN Red List assessment. The species has been reclassified from endangered to least ...

In most vertebrates, skin appendages such as hair, feathers, or scales originate from placodes—small, specialized skin regions whose spatial organization is controlled by well-conserved genetic ...

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Every year, hundreds of loggerheads, Kemp’s ridleys, greens, and other sea turtle species wash ashore on Massachusetts beaches, mostly along the coast of Cape Cod Bay. Stranding season peaks in late ...