Leatherback turtles are unusual among reptiles because they are able to keep their bodies warmer than the surrounding ocean water.
Trampled by Turtles is not a bluegrass band. Yes, of the six members, there’s a banjo player, a mandolin player, and a fiddle player — all core instruments of traditional bluegrass — but the music ...
The arrival of loggerheads in New South Wales shows these ‘sentinels of climate change’ are being forced into unknown territory ...
March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a ...
Global experts & volunteers share how partnerships and hands-on action are protecting endangered sea turtles and ...
They appear straight out of prehistory – and they are; the reptiles have survived mostly unchanged since the age of the dinosaurs. They are a soft shelled turtle with thick, black, rubbery skin where ...
An analysis of data from post-mortem ocean animal exams explored a troubling and preventable cause of death: plastic ingestion.
Porkchop, a three-flippered sea turtle, is back in the wild after a year of rehabilitation, a hopeful moment amid ongoing ...
O n a remote, volcanic Brazilian island, sea turtles gather and lay their eggs. However, a new study has found a worrying ...
Although plastic never decomposes, most of the plastic pieces in the patch have broken down into microplastics, smaller than 5 millimeters long. That size makes it easier for turtles, fish and other ...
Even the most remote regions of the globe are not free from plastic pollution. In a study published in Marine Pollution ...
Loggerhead sea turtles nesting in Cape Verde are arriving earlier as Atlantic waters warm, but are breeding less often and ...