Young sea turtles actively swim and choose their paths instead of drifting. New satellite tracking reveals their movements.

The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit ...

Beneath their shell, their skin is often light yellow or white, contrasting with the ... One notable group is the black sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii), which primarily inhabits the eastern ...

For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...

Found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, but also as far north as Nova Scotia, Kemp’s ridleys are among the smallest sea turtles ... and their bellies are off-white to yellowish.