Turtle time. The divers weren't looking for glowing sea turtles on July 31, Gruber said. They had waited until nightfall -- luckily they had a full moon -- and took a boat to shallow water near ...

A sea turtle struggling in the ocean off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates caught an amazingly lucky break. In what was surely a chance in a million, ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

The "blue moon" aspect doesn't mean the moon looks blue. It's a naming convention that dates to the mid-20th century of nicknaming the second full moon in a calendar month a "blue moon." Advertisement ...

Sea level rise could wash away turtle breeding grounds around the world, researchers say. Nests in some regions will be "completely vanished" in the next several decades.

If you spot a sea turtle in the area, try to keep it in sight and contact MERR immediately at 302-228-5029. The loggerhead spotted June 21 may still be entangled in fishing gear or injured.

Volunteers scour beaches daily, 30 minutes before sunrise, to find new sea turtle nests and to check on others already in the area. Nests are checked for any changes, such as washovers from high ...

After concerning dips in sea turtle populations between the 1960s and early 1990s, concerted conservation efforts by the Cooperative over the last few decades have helped restore turtle numbers.

Green sea turtles swim hundreds of miles to nest on a spectacular West African archipelago. Getting there is quite a journey for humans, too. By Ricci Shryock Ricci Shryock is a writer and ...