Nesting sea turtles leave about 75 percent of their energy on land in the form of eggs and hatchlings before they return to sea. A Poorer World So, turtles do a lot for the world’s ecology.

13 graceful pictures of rare sea turtles. On World Sea Turtle Day, see photos of one of the most vulnerable animal populations on Earth, some of which are near extinction.

On April 17 the White House shared a proclamation opening the waters around the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument open to commercial fishing by U.S. flagged vessels.

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Found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, but also as far north as Nova Scotia, Kemp’s ridleys are among the smallest sea turtles, reaching only about 2 feet in shell length and weighing up to 100 ...

Like other bacterial bioluminescence, milky seas have a steady, even gleam “like the glow-in-the-dark plastic stars you can buy your kids,” according to a 1980 U.S. Navy sighting.

National Geographic has just revealed Best of the World 2025, the brand’s annual list of the most thrilling and purposeful travel experiences for the year ahead. CNN values your feedback 1.

According to National Aquarium, aquarium staff traveled from Baltimore to release five rehabilitated sea turtles back into the ocean on April 15. The turtles had previously spent the last five months ...