Local scientists examine how noise from ocean-based energy projects – like wind farm construction – could affect protected ...

Some members of the Folly Beach Turtle Watch Program caught a rare sighting at the end of the Folly Beach Pier. The program ...

For years, the Coleman family's fishing trips on the Alabama Gulf Coast were routine. But in 2021, their outing near a riverbank led to an odd find: the shell of a 32-million-year-old leatherback sea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's rendering of Ueloca colemanorum exhibiting the deep-diving behavior characteristic of leatherback sea turtles. (Photo ...

Leatherback sea turtles are the largest species of sea turtle in the world and are considered endangered. They were ...

Loggerhead Marinelife Center researchers spotted a large leatherback turtle named Bootes nesting on Juno Beach Thursday night. Weighing in at 1,000 pounds, she is one of the biggest leatherback ...

Researchers have found new feeding grounds for endangered leatherback sea turtles along central parts of the U.S. East Coast. Before this discovery, scientists knew that the turtles migrated between ...

It was early in the morning on April 10 when Deena Delany got a call that would mark the unofficial start of sea turtle season in Volusia County. A friend alerted Delany, the secretary of Volusia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This species feeds on gelatinous sea life like jellyfish or salps. The ocean is home to an extreme variety of species and animals.

HOLDEN BEACH, NC (WWAY) — It’s been about 40 years since someone spotted a leatherback turtle in Holden Beach. Last night, Holden Beach visitors witnessed 54 baby leatherbacks hatch and make their ...