The ocean is home to an extreme variety of species and animals. This diversity results in amazing adaptations and appearances ...

A massive adult female Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — ...

The Sedgwick County Zoo shared that the hatching of the McCord's box turtle is "an important milestone for conservation" Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The ...

An ornate box turtle is seen through an archway during the exploration test of a Coe College trial. (Cameron Kolthoff/Coe College) Buy Photo Would you go sky diving? Strike up a conversation with a ...

Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice ...

On a warm morning in Virginia, a wildlife researcher walks slowly through a patchwork of forest and farmland, eyes scanning ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtles used to thrive in the Gulf of Mexico, but since the mid-1900s, populations have dwindled so much that they are now the world's most endangered sea turtle species. But now, a ...

A sea turtle had beachgoers scratching their heads after washing up in Texas, looking as if it were covered in green fur.

Sea turtle shells record life history layer by layer over many years, clearly revealing diet, stress, movement, and ocean ...

The National Aquarium rescues and rehabilitates endangered sea turtles suffering from cold stun, helping them recover before ...

A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore ...

Adult turtle mortality from vehicle strikes is a preventable threat to these reptiles, several of which are threatened or of special concern in Michigan. Residents can help turtles by safely assisting ...