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

Slow and steady wins the race. It’s a sentiment that has shadowed turtles for years, and perhaps, for good reason. Turtles are slow, but wise. Sea turtles, however, are nothing short of amazing. Sea ...

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle swims into the ocean after being released by New England Aquarium biologists in West Dennis, ...

A bizarre-looking sea turtle left beachgoers doing a double take after it washed ashore in Texas looking like it had a coat ...

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

Sea turtle nesting season officially concluded on Florida’s Southwest coast on Oct. 31, and Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program (STCRP)—which patrols 35 miles of shore from Longboat Key ...

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

Leatherback turtles are expected to have another high nesting season, setting a record for the earliest nest recorded in Florida on Feb. 16. While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as ...

This endangered sea turtle was found in rough shape on a Texas beach. What happened next is giving researchers hope.

World’s rarest, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found stranded on a Texas beach covered in strange green fur. Its green fur appearance raised concern among scientists who worked to rescue and ...

A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore on a Galveston, Texas, beach on March 7, 2026, launching an emergency rescue ...

There are five species of marine turtles in Florida's waters: Loggerhead, Green, Leatherback, Kemp's Ridley, and Hawksbill. All of them are protected.