MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.

Turtles can be found anywhere, from local ponds and the deep, blue sea to an aquarium tank in your ... time to determine what they can and cannot eat. Turtle species are diverse, and so are ...

Lebanese volunteers are anxious to get back to sea turtle conservation on southern beaches that were off-limits to civilians ...

Sea turtles navigate a gauntlet of threats, both natural and man-made. From predators like birds and fish that prey on vulnerable hatchlings to human-induced dangers such as plastic pollution and ...

The findings reveal how the interaction between filter feeders and microplastics contributes to the spread and transformation of these particles. “We aimed to examine whether and how plastic changes ...

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain. Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus ...

Hundreds of dead, vulnerable sea turtles washed up on South Asian beaches last week near the city of Chennai, India. These turtles were identified as olive ridley turtles, an endangered species ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sea Turtle Inc. is preparing for a second and more intense cold-stunned turtle influx this winter season. Sea Turtle Inc. is urgently preparing and ...

Hundreds of dead, vulnerable sea turtles washed up on South Asian beaches last week near the city of Chennai, India. These turtles were identified as olive ridley turtles, an endangered species that ...

Green Day's long-awaited South African debut on Jan. 19 was anything but ordinary. By Jessica Lynch Green Day delivered a politically charged performance during their Jan. 19 concert at ...

More than 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast in an event not witnessed in over two decades. Olive Ridley turtles travel thousands of miles for ideal nesting ...

While microplastics were found in 98.7% of the samples tested, students who ate takeout food more often or drank more bottled water had higher concentrations of these tiny plastic particles in their ...