Sea turtles return to the same nesting sites year after year to grow their populations, but rising global temperatures have disrupted this ancient cycle. New research has found that two sea turtle ...

Solar-powered lights on fishing nets are cutting sea turtle bycatch by 63%—a simple fix that helps both ocean life and ...

Arizona State University’s Senko Lab is studying ways to make fishing gear less harmful to sea turtles, sharks, and other ...

Researchers at Arizona State University collaborated with coastal gillnet fishers to develop solar-powered, net-illuminating ...

Green sea turtles are no longer an endangered species, thanks to decades of conservation, the International Union for ...

Leatherback sea turtles are the biggest sea turtle species, which can weigh over 1 ton, but they are also one of the most threatened.

Turtle conservationists in Ontario, Canada, are working overtime this nesting season to shield turtle hatchlings from the impact of hotter temperatures and habitat loss, among other environmental ...

A Florida State University marine biologist is enhancing conservation efforts by identifying areas in the U.S. Atlantic and ...

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

All three sea turtle species have laid "astounding nesting numbers," officials said in a Sept. 18 news release.

Sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are the most common nesting turtle here, although green, Kemp's ridley and leatherbacks have nested here.