Leatherback turtles are the wandering type, undertaking far-flung ocean migrations of thousands of miles. What scientists who follow these long-lived creatures didn't know, though, was just how many ...

Think you’ve been around long, homo sapien? Think again. Dermochelys coriacea has been around for more than 100 million years. Scott Ramsay finds himself watching the birthing process of the ...

Marine turtles spend almost their entire lives at sea – but little is known about the paths they take. Now, satellites are helping scientists map their movements during the "lost years". In early June ...

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Last updated: 15 March 2011 The leatherback turtle is the largest ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

The leatherback turtle is one of the ocean’s titans. The largest member of the turtle family, it is also one of the world’s biggest reptiles, outsized only by some species of crocodile. Adults can ...

They are famed for their epic voyages across the world's roughest oceans. But until now, nobody quite appreciated just how good leatherback turtles were at navigation. In a new study, British ...

Leatherback sea turtles like this youngster were all thought to be nomads, but some have found a permanent coastal home along the shores of Mozambique Florida Fish and Wildlife / Flickr Leatherback ...

British beach visitors are being urged to report sightings of jellyfish as summer appearances get under way. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) wants to map where and when jellyfish species are ...

A Devon freediver has shared incredible footage of a leatherback turtle swimming in our county's waters. Grant Sinclair shared the "extremely rare sighting and first-ever video in the UK" from Seaton ...

With beaches across the world cleared of people and their waste, one vulnerable sea creature - here for millions of years before humans - appears to be making a comeback. In recent weeks, rare ...

The leatherback turtle is the largest turtle, with no hard shell, which can survive in cool waters and dive deep in search of jellyfish and other food. The largest of the marine turtles, the ...