A B.C. nurse has documented a giant sea turtle swimming off the coast of Haida Gwaii, a collection of islands off B.C.'s northwest coast — a sighting that's being celebrated by conservation ...

The garbage-eating sharks that will devour almost anything are back. The first tiger shark sighting of the season happened off Mashpee’s Popponesset this week, as an estimated 10-foot apex predator ...

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.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

With four months still remaining in the season, Boca Raton could see even more records fall.

This story is brought to you through our news-gathering partnership with The Outer Banks Voice. In an accident that experts agree is a rare occurrence, a leatherback sea turtle became ensnared in a ...

For the first time in years, leatherbacks have returned to nest in significant numbers on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. These gargantuan sea turtles look like behemoths from a bygone age, which ...

On the Pearl Islands, a Panamanian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, researchers and volunteers, led by marine conservation biologist Callie Veelenturf, are fitting turtles with satellite tags. Part ...

Sea turtle nesting season has arrived in Flagler County with two leatherback turtles digging nests in Flagler Beach ahead of the official start of nesting season. The first turtle dug a nest on April ...

Veronica Baruffati walks the stretch of sand in the southern end Palm Beach every day, from her part-time Florida home north past Sloan’s Curve and back again. What she saw while walking that beach on ...

The majestic leatherback turtle is the largest sea turtle in the world, growing to more than 6 feet in length. It is also one of the most threatened. A major new study of migration patterns has ...

The ocean is home to an extreme variety of species and animals. This diversity results in amazing adaptations and appearances, which help the animals survive in their environment. One example is the ...