The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

Scientists have used satellite trackers to shed light on the “lost years” of young sea turtles, a period previously shrouded ...

Likewise, the beautiful shells and natural flotsam that decorate Australian beaches have a place and a purpose. For many of us, summer at the beach is a cherished memory and collecting seashells ...

Whether you’re a lover of all sea animals or prefer them as weapon-wielding, pizza-eating ninjas, here are some interesting facts about the ... to any reptile with a shell, so all tortoises ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...