A nearly half-ton leatherback sea turtle carcass washed ashore on Martha's Vineyard on June 16, marking the first sea turtle casualty of the summer and serving as a timely reminder for boaters to be ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Each morning during sea turtle nesting season, which occurs between May 1 and Oct. 31, scientists and citizen volunteers comb 35 miles of shoreline in Sarasota County, Fla. They look ...

Rising temperatures are already causing a disproportionate number of females. Scientists have discovered another way environmental conditions are affecting the population growth of an endangered ...

Because of rising temperatures, more sea turtles are being born female. Cooling nest temperatures could help reduce the trend. Turtle conservation efforts must also address threats beyond climate ...

The known population of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now just two males. Experts said that if the female had survived, she could have "laid a hundred eggs or more a year." When you purchase ...

The world's most endangered turtle species may now have a fighting chance, after a 3-foot-long (1 meter) female — a potential mate for the lone known male of the species — was discovered in Vietnam.

Some social media users are claiming that rising temperatures are affecting the ratio of male to female sea turtles in Florida. A post on Twitter claims that every sea turtle born in Florida this year ...

Each year, when spring gives way to summer, female turtles leave the river to lay their eggs. It’s such a predictable event that La Crosse County is known as a hot spot for turtle crossings, turtle ...

In most animals, the gender of the animal is determined by genetics passed down by parents. However, in some fish and reptiles, the temperature during a very specific time during incubation determines ...