“We have fewer making it out, and the ones that do make it out are less healthy.” Leatherbacks are the giants among sea turtles, capable of reaching more than 1,000 pounds. Living almost entirely on ...

In many turtle species, temperature determines the sex of hatchlings — a biological process known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Rather than genetics alone deciding whether a sea ...

Sea turtle nesting season in Florida runs from March through October, with hatchlings emerging about two months after eggs are laid. It is illegal to touch, disturb, or harass sea turtles, their ...

Amid an unprecedented cold snap in the Upper Florida Keys, six juvenile green sea turtles were discovered debilitated by frigid waters and are now undergoing intensive care at the Turtle Hospital in ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sea turtles are more susceptible to dying when temperatures hit scorching levels, and now, research from Florida Atlantic University indicates even those sea turtles that do ...