A large sea turtle found injured along the Florida coast in May following a boat strike has been returned to the ocean.

She’s big, she’s bold, and she’s ready to go home.Pennywise, a 302-pound adult female loggerhead sea turtle who captured ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

There are two camps in the debate. As turtle embryos develop, their shells grow directly from the animals' ribs, and adult turtles' ribs are fused to the shell carapace. Some scientists conclude ...