A team of researchers from India are working to solve a mystery about one of the world's biggest turtles: what happens when ...

A lone and endangered green sea turtle with a Malaysian tag was found laying 108 eggs on the Con Dao Archipelago off southern ...

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a notice in the Federal Register initiating a status review of the Hawaiian green turtle in response to a petition to “identify the ...

So, how should project managers decide whether to exclude, tolerate or introduce herbivores? A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). A study at Buck Island Reef National Monument found they can reduce ...

Another is to flee the predator. During its evolution, the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) sacrificed speed in favor of a thick, heavy shell (carapace). The carapace acts as armor, protecting ...

A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding in a seagrass meadow. As the oceans warm, some large herbivores are migrating poleward, with potential consequences for their primary source of food.

Tangled turtle. This baby green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) has become tangled in plastic during its journey across Samandağ Beach, Turkey. Luckily, volunteers patrol this beach each year during ...

On a recent expedition to the famed archipelago, Academy researchers rekindled partnerships, studied climate-tough corals, ...

I read with interest the other day in the V.I. Source where Commissioner Jean-Pierre Oriol of the Department of Planning and ...

This post comes to PBS Nature from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF and Nature are collaborating on a series of blog posts from WWF conservation scientists that will share the stories and ...

The Galapagos is an enchanted place, and it has stayed that way largely because it has been protected. Several islands in the remote volcanic archipelago remain as pristine as they were well ...