Eleven leatherback turtles are swimming across the Pacific Ocean to the Galapagos Islands in a "race" that will be tracked online to draw attention to the plight of the critically endangered creatures ...

There's nothing quite like the adorable sound of turtles flapping their way back into the sea. Following months of rehabilitation, a green sea turtle called Gretchen, and an olive ridley named Chompa, ...

This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Nesting season for loggerhead turtles — a threatened species — is in full swing on the ...