The green sea turtle is among the most elegant marine creatures cruising through our oceans. Known for their gentle demeanor and striking appearance, these marine turtles are vital to ocean ecosystems ...

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The protection of sea turtles during nesting season has been championed for years. Now, nesting records are being broken. St. Lucie County has documented more loggerhead ...

They aren't exactly unknown visitors to North Carolina's beaches, but they certainly aren't frequent guests. So why did green sea turtles choose 2023 to nest on Tar Heel State beaches in record ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

The shells of chelonians—think turtles, tortoises, and sea turtles—grow in layers, keeping a time-stamped record of environmental conditions. Uranium has shown up in the layers of turtles’ and ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it’s easy to envision them as armored warriors – their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

Aquarist Brendan Gilloffo works with green sea turtle Nickel on husbandry behaviors during a training session at the Shedd Aquarium on June 8, 2023. Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/TNS Some ...