The hawksbill sea turtle has astonished scientists with its unique ability to exhibit biofluorescence. This trait enables the turtles to absorb light and re-emit it in different colors, primarily red ...

Leatherback turtles are expected to have another high nesting season, setting a record for the earliest nest recorded in Florida on Feb. 16. While sea turtle population numbers seem to be ...

These are loggerhead sea turtles, and for years their numbers have been in decline. In fact, according to the Center for Biological Diversity, there may be only around 50,000 of them left in the wild.

Thirty-one rescued sea turtles were recently released back into the ocean off the coast of North Carolina. The turtles, many of which were Kemp's ridley sea turtles, were rescued from Cape Cod and ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, FL — Our beaches took a beating after three hurricanes last year. And with sea turtle nesting season fast approaching, advocates have new safety concerns. They caused a ...

Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital provides state-of-the-art critical care and chronic care for sea turtles and works closely with Mote’s Stranding Investigations Program in response to ...

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. “Many of the turtle populations have ...