Is watching baby sea turtles crawl across the beach on your bucket list? Your window of opportunity is here. On Wednesday, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center reported the state's first hatchlings of the ...

Researchers re-examined a plant fossil found decades ago in Colombia and realized that it wasn't a plant at all: it's a fossilized baby turtle. It's a rare find, because juvenile turtles' shells are ...

New research is revealing that baby sea turtles do not simply drift on ocean currents during their first epic journey. Instead, they carry a built‑in magnetic sense that lets them read Earth’s field ...

Over 500 baby sea turtles, mainly endangered loggerheads, have been rescued in Cape Town after a rare storm. The Turtle Conservation Center is rehabilitating around 400 turtles, while sending the rest ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...

Associated Press Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:24 p.m. | Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:24 p.m. CAPE TOWN, South Africa ) — An aquarium in South Africa is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. After spending millions of years tucked away in rocks, fossils can ...

Long regarded as one of the longest-living pets you could ever own, turtles surprise many pet owners with how long they can live. Whether you have a red eared slider or a map turtle, these reptiles ...

To figure out what baby turtles see when they hatch, researchers in Georgia are collecting images from their point of view. Many communities along the coast of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina have ...

Researchers set out to catch baby turtles in the Gulf of Mexico to tag them and learn more about where they go when they scurry to the sea after hatching. Sea turtles famously lay their eggs in nests ...

World Turtle Day is celebrated every year on May 23rd. It is a special day to learn about turtles and tortoises and to help protect them. This day was started in the year 2000 by a group called ...