Earlier this week, 34 turtles made history in the state of Georgia. On Wednesday, conservationists and marine biologists ...

Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth ... is rapidly declining in many parts of the world. While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback ...

Growing more than 10 feet (3 meters) long, Protostega was among the largest turtles to ever live. Unlike most turtles ... eggs on sandy beaches, much like sea turtles do today.

Leatherback turtles, the largest of all sea turtles, were determined to be struggling the most. They are the only species that lack scales and a hard shell, and swim more than 10,000 miles a year ...

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.