New research shows that turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier. Researchers monitoring nesting green and loggerhead turtles in Cyprus have discovered they are returning to their ...

Sea turtles have an average lifespan of 20 to 30 years. During that timeframe, they experience changes in ocean chemistry, ...

Jack Brzoza and Kelly Sloan, staff members at the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, research a loggerhead nest by installing probes to monitor incubation in June 2021. Courtesy of Jack Brzoza ...

As global temperatures continue to rise due to the impacts of human-caused climate change, sea turtles are changing their ...

Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice cores—are now being repurposed to help us better understand the lives of modern ...

DENNIS, Mass. — Given the occasion, much calmer waters would have been preferred for the dozens of people who gathered along the beach in West Dennis, Massachusetts. But regardless of the wind and ...

Most sea turtle populations are rebounding around the world, researchers said this week. That promising news comes even amid continuing man-made threats to the beloved marine reptiles, including ...

The practice began in 1920s Western variety shows and spread to city speakeasies, but it faces increased scrutiny today—and ...

For eastern Pacific populations of leatherback turtles, the 21st century could be the last. New research suggests that climate change could exacerbate existing threats and nearly wipe out the ...