Young sea turtles actively swim and choose their paths instead of drifting. New satellite tracking reveals their movements.

Eventually the GPS tags slough off because “the outside of a young turtle’s shell sheds as they grow very quickly,” said ...

“The Green Sea Turtles, the ones that are stranded here, are very important to sea grass beds," Gilbert said. "And, Sea Grass Beds are very important to Red Drum Fisheries, Flounder ...

The pioneer grasses eventually give way to turtle grass, the climax species, which has flat, straplike blades up to two feet long. Of the various species of sea grass identified off Central ...

This miniature grass provides a refuge for small marine animals and a nursery for the young. Large herbivores, like the green sea turtle and Florida manatee, frequently feed on Johnson's seagrass ...

Turtles can be found anywhere, from local ponds and the deep, blue sea to an aquarium tank in your bedroom. These aquatic, semiaquatic or terrestrial creatures are easily recognized thanks to ...

Sometimes described as “the lungs of the sea,” the grasses produce ... confirmed meadows of shoal grass, or shoalweed, at four places in the Turtle Islands. “Having this kind of data ...

Fins can inadvertently harm the turtles or damage the coral reefs and sea grass where they feed and live. To ensure you’re not contributing to habitat destruction, leave the fins behind and rely ...

Lebanese volunteers are anxious to get back to sea turtle conservation on southern beaches that were off-limits to civilians ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives. Ask the Vet: How can I treat my dog’s motion sickness?

Leatherback sea turtles enjoy a gelatinous diet of jellyfish ... Land turtles will munch on beetles, fruit and grass, according National Geographic Kids. Your pet turtle's diet is omnivorous.