Wildlife conservation groups and utility crews are installing sea turtle-friendly amber lighting along Tampa Bay beaches to ...

The cold-stunned turtle was rescued last fall on Cape Cod and has since made a full recovery. The reptile, whose sex remains ...

Local communities on Buru Island are helping safeguard critically endangered leatherback turtles through conservation and ...

These teensy tiny turtles of Appalachia barely survived a biblical flood. Inside the effort to build them a new home.

I had signed up to learn how to catch Burmese pythons ahead of the Florida Python Challenge, and I couldn't wait to learn what it really takes to track one of Florida's most infamous invasive species.

Evan Budz, 16, won a $50,000 scholarship at the International Science and Engineering Fair in May for his ...

JAMESTOWN — Drivers traveling the scenic loop around Jamestown Island may spot volunteers carefully carrying turtles across the road or researchers stopping along the shoulder to record measurements.

Sea turtle nesting season in North Carolina runs from May through September, with over 1,000 nests recorded so far in 2026. Nesting turtles and their hatchlings face threats from human activity, ...

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds. By Sara Novak See more of our coverage ...

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. (WINK)—A new global project called ShellBank is using DNA to help scientists track sea turtles from the beaches where they hatch all the way to the threats they face across the ...

New research indicates that sea turtles seem to navigate across hundreds of miles of open ocean using Earth's magnetic field. Previous experimental studies suggested that sea turtles use geomagnetism ...