When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving ...

A new study finds microplastics in nearly every organ of stranded sea turtles, including their reproductive systems.

For nearly four decades, residents in southern India's Chennai have patrolled moonlit beaches at night trying to protect sea ...

Once on the verge of extinction due to decades of rampant exploitation, the black sea turtle is making a comeback. Here's how ...

Lenny, a 322-pound loggerhead turtle, was found off the Florida Keys struggling to swim and with visible wounds.

Martin told me she would army crawl up to the turtles on the sand and dab around their eyes with a foam swab, soaking up the goopy tears they exude. Sea turtles regularly shed tears as a way to expel ...

The Turtle Hospital is a small non-profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation of endangered sea turtles, the only one of its kind in Florida. Once there, manager Bette Zirkelbach knew ...

A giant leatherback sea turtle got a personal escort back to the open ocean after taking a wrong turn into boat traffic.

A green sea turtle is showing positive signs of recovery after it was found in Brewers Bay suffering from a serious injury.

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (WFLA)— A 22-pound loggerhead sea turtle was returned home after being rescued off the Florida Keys. Lenny, the giant sea turtle was found in distress by underwater photographer ...