Thousands to millions of tonnes of plastic enter the ocean annually, but where they end up is poorly understood. Scientists have been working to assemble the pieces of the puzzle for years, including ...

Across Georgia's 15 barrier islands, sea turtle conservation efforts appear to be paying off. Here's a look at a few of them.

It is the first sea turtle stranding of the summer season, according to Mass Audubon. The post 700-pound sea turtle washes up ...

To estimate how much plastic resides within sea turtles, we built a model ... We estimated the size of the global reservoir for female green turtles because we had the most data for that group.

The state is best known for its manatees and alligators, but one of the world's most important sea turtle refuges is quietly ...

Green sea turtles typically dig nests about 50 cm deep and lay around 100 eggs at a time. After incubating for about 50 days, ...

Slow and steady wins the race. It’s a sentiment that has shadowed turtles for years, and perhaps, for good reason. Turtles ...

Someone found the juvenile female green sea turtle on April 15 at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and reported it to the stranding hotline, the seashore's officials said online on May 18.

As endangered sea turtles return to local waters, a carcass on Martha's Vineyard shore serves as a reminder for boaters to keep watch, advocates say.

we built a model using data on plastic ingestion in sea turtles and factors we suspected may predict how much plastic a turtle eats. That includes geographical, socio-economic and ecological factors.