Despite the good news, the problem of sea turtles dying after accidentally becoming entangled in fishing gear remains a major ...

So a few animals retain primitive systems with the sole purpose of measuring ambient light—of which the most unusual is the leatherback sea turtle, one of the world’s largest reptiles.

Sea turtle shells balance strength, flexibility, and speed to ensure survival. A new study reveals surprising differences ...

In Turtle Beach, a documentary from The Nature of Things, cameraman Hugo Kitching waits (very) patiently in Ostional, Costa Rica, for olive ridley sea turtles to arrive en masse to nest — a ...

The study, published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity, shows population increases across multiple types of sea turtle, ...

according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. "Rescuing and rehabilitating sea turtles is critical to preserving these incredible marine ...