Loggerhead sea turtles ( Caretta caretta) are pretty loyal marine reptiles. Even with their roughly 8,000-mile-long ...

Sea turtles have long mystified researchers by returning to beaches where they were hatched, magnetic signals may be the key, new research finds.

For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...

Swimming with the sea turtles in Akumal Mexico can be a magical ... or damage the coral reefs and sea grass where they feed and live. To ensure you’re not contributing to habitat destruction ...

"Wow," whose unusual name stemmed from rescuers' reaction upon spotting her, underwent a series of successful surgeries at ...

“What we’ve uncovered is that the turtles are actually swimming,” said co-author Nathan Putman, an ecologist at LGL Ecological Research Associates in Texas. The scientists confirmed this by ...

“What we’ve uncovered is that the turtles are actually swimming,” said co-author Nathan Putman, an ecologist at LGL Ecological Research Associates in Texas. The scientists confirmed this by comparing ...