The world's largest turtle species, which are known as leatherback turtles, occasionally visits British Water. Their ...

California's Dungeness crab industry is under increasing regulation because of concerns over whales getting entangled in ...

Regulations, whale safety concerns and fickle prey are putting more pressure on the industry. “We’re working very hard to ...

At Santa Fe Christian Middle School, a group of passionate students aren’t just talking about making a difference—they are ...

This incredible feat of navigation remains largely mysterious, though it is believed that leatherbacks rely on a combination of magnetic fields, water temperature, and other environmental cues to ...

Analysis of the fossil skin of a 183-million-year-old plesiosaur revealed that it had a mixture of smooth and scaly skin.

Further to the legal implications, Tennant is warning that consuming turtle meat can have dire consequences. He pointed to a ...

The discovery of over 1,100 dead turtles on a beach in Tamil Nadu, India, has greatly alarmed environmentalists. The causes ...

The discovery of over 1,100 dead turtles on a beach in Tamil Nadu, India, has greatly alarmed environmentalists. The causes ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.