That reaction is common among Buzzards Bay boaters startled to observe sea turtles swimming alongside their vessels, said Karen Dourdeville of Marion, coordinator of the Sea Turtle Sightings Hotline, ...

As fishermen and scientists chase tropical tuna and marlin that have drifted into San Diego’s unusually warm waters during the past two years, they’ve encountered something else they’ve never seen: ...

Bigger is better, if you're a leatherback sea turtle. For the first time, researchers have measured the forces that act on a swimming animal and the energy the animal must expend to move through the ...

Remarkable and stunning images show the first time that a disabled sea turtle was able to swim after being fitted with a prosthetic flipper. Rocky, who is between 25 and 30 years old, had been using a ...

Freshwater and sea turtles may look similar, but neither one could survive in the other's territory for these reasons.

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest living sea turtle in the world — and also one of the most ...

Alabama visitors at the Pensacola Beach Days Inn paused their weekend getaway early Saturday morning to rescue baby sea turtle hatchlings that made it all the way from their nest on the beach to the ...

Goody the sea turtle lost her left flipper years ago after she got stuck in a fishing net. She was left immobile — until a team of researchers in Thailand fitted her with the country's first ...

Dive into the crystal-clear waters of Hawaii as we swim with majestic sea turtles in a truly unforgettable underwater ...