Kemp's ridleys are the smallest of all sea turtle species and the only ones known to nest during the day. Once a female lays ...

Thousands of sea turtles nest (lay eggs) each year on southwest Florida beaches. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium scientists study and tag these endangered and threatened species to help protect ...

Sea turtles are among the oldest types of animals alive today, having been around since the time of the dinosaurs. These magnificent reptiles rarely spend time on land and can reach a weight of around ...

Twenty-two cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued from Cape Cod and rehabilitated at Mystic Aquarium. The turtles, representing three endangered species, were released into the Atlantic Ocean off ...

SARGENT, Texas – A loggerhead sea turtle was recently saved after she washed up on the Gulf of America coast in Sargent, Texas, covered in barnacles and other animals. The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle ...

A green sea turtle is showing positive signs of recovery after it was found in Brewers Bay suffering from a serious injury. “The turtle has sustained internal injuries, but we have some positive ...

In just about a month, hundreds of nesting sea turtles will return to Sanibel and Captiva’s shores to lay their eggs throughout sea turtle nesting season, which in Florida runs from May through ...

Microplastics are showing up in more and more places where they were never meant to be. This time, it’s inside the organs of sea turtles, including in their reproductive systems. That’s the troubling ...

The proposed method offers the possibility to accurately detect both single icebergs or clusters of icebergs embedded in sea ice. The method was tested on 8 L-band dual-pol Synthetic Aperture Radar ...

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A forest official walks with volunteers to search for olive ridley sea turtle eggs on Marina Beach in Chennai, India, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) ...

Nesting season has begun for sea turtles along Florida’s beaches, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reminding residents and visitors they can help protect vulnerable nesting ...