Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

For two decades, Texas conservationists celebrated as the most endangered sea turtle in the world rebounded before their eyes. At Padre Island National Seashore, Donna Shaver, chief of the Division of ...

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Being buried alive sounds like a nightmare, but it is just the beginning for green turtles. This turtle species starts its ...

Read full article: How the pandemic may have helped sea turtles this nesting season Photo of the green sea turtle rescued by FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Insitute earlier this month. Sea turtles ...

The reptile emerged from the waves in late afternoon, urged by instinct to crawl quickly and determinedly up the beach to the base of a sand dune where she planned to bury 100 eggs. Just to the north, ...

“Did you know that sea turtles on reaching the age of sexual maturity know to go back to the same exact beach – where they once emerged as hatchlings – and lay eggs?” Amy Bonka asked a crowd of about ...

Animal science alumna coordinates efforts to restore sea turtle populations in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig ...

The Odisha government has tagged six Olive Ridley Sea Turtles with satellite tags to track their movement. This initiative, ...

These tiny diamondback terrapin turtles on Long Beach Island did not nest in time for winter. See how they will spend winter ...

How do North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles get from Japan to Baja California? This is an Inside Science story. North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles are extremely sensitive to temperature, which ...

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...