Their tough bony shells can make them a unpalatable morsel for most ocean predators, but the distinctive armour of turtles may have initially evolved for a very different purpose - digging. Biologists ...

Sea turtles create decoy nests on the same beach where they have laid their eggs to make it harder for predators to discover the vulnerable eggs. They spend long periods of time after forming their ...

River turtles face immense challenges from predators and environmental factors from birth. Despite remarkable reproductive adaptations like sperm storage, human-induced threats such as habitat ...

Marine turtles have been in our oceans for over 100 million years. They’re brilliant navigators, swimming hundreds or thousands of kilometres between feeding and nesting grounds. But they face lots of ...

All six species of sea turtles found in the coastal waters of the U.S. are considered threatened or endangered. Are there ways we can make the oceans safer for them? Sea turtles are a staple to the ...

“In recent years green sea turtle grazing has put unprecedented pressure on Bermuda’s seagrass habitat resulting in the collapse of local beds, thus creating a conservation dilemma where one protected ...

It's a long-held idea that turtles can tuck their heads into their shells when threatened. But is it true? And is this protective trick why turtles the world over have shells today? The answer is that ...

New research has found that green turtles hatching en masse from their nests 'swamp' predators, allowing more individuals to reach the safety of the sea. The study, by the Universidade Federal de ...

Two species of endangered sea turtle create “decoy nests” to protect their eggs from predators, new research suggests. After female sea turtles have laid their eggs they spend considerable time and ...

Wandering the world’s oceans, sea turtles have fascinated people for thousands of years. But like many marine creatures, these ocean-going reptiles are struggling in a changing world. Governments have ...