While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as a whole, experts say this does not necessarily mean they have ...

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

Overall, the sea turtle story is one of the real conservation success stories," said Duke ecologist Stuart Pimm.

When the cannery that opened in Marshallberg, a little village in Down East Carteret County, in 1937 ran out of oysters, tomatoes or other crops to can, they turned to canning sea turtles, writes ...

Twenty-two cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued from Cape Cod and rehabilitated at Mystic Aquarium. The turtles, ...

University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive system of sea turtles. The scientists also found slightly less, but still ...

But it’s not all great news. Leatherback turtles are still critically endangered. It seems this is because leatherbacks are ...

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Sea turtle populations in the Atlantic Ocean are more likely to be recovering than those in Pacific waters, and leatherback turtles are not faring as well as other species.Globally, leatherbacks ...