One of the world's old turtles has shed its tracking device after being freed from its aquarium - and is now heading towards the warm waters of Rio de Janeiro. Jorge, a loggerhead turtle, spent 40 ...

A loggerhead sea turtle has returned to the Atlantic Ocean after rehabilitation at a Florida turtle hospital. The turtle, ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle that survived a likely shark attack ...

Among the rarest of sights off the Outer Banks is a leatherback sea turtle, and a tracking device attached to one is giving researchers a stunning map of how far they swim to get here. The massive ...

SCITUATE, MASS. (WHDH) - Middle school students at Wellan Montessori School in Newton were thrilled to take part in an annual innovative science project — constructing and launching a turtle-shaped ...

On ‘World Turtle Day’, May 23rd, Emirates Wildlife Society-WWF, is launching a three year satellite tracking project to better understand their biological and conservation needs. Focusing on the ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer Gabi Steinbach ...