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But it’s not all great news. Leatherback turtles are still critically endangered. It seems this is because leatherbacks are ...

Humans often treat these natural sites more like theme parks than protected land. Shocked hiker posts video after witnessing ...

While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as a whole, experts say this does not necessarily mean they have ...

Knee and waist-deep piles of sargassum seaweed are washing ashore along the Texas coast, creating a striking—if not ...

South Florida’s scuba diving community and a national organization joined forces to help protect some precious marine ...

Whether you want to soak up rays, shop a walkable downtown, pedal-push along nature-lined bike trails, or just float, there’s ...

Our beaches took a beating after three hurricanes last year. And with sea turtle nesting season fast approaching, advocates have new safety concerns.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two loggerhead sea turtles were released back into the Gulf Wednesday after being successfully ...

Sea Turtle Recovery is a nonprofit that works around the clock to care for sea turtles by conducting bloodwork, performing CPR and more. It’s New Jersey’s only long-term care center for these ...

A new study has uncovered a hidden transport system for microplastics, revealing how they move in deep-sea currents.

Consumers cut up plastic soda can rings before putting them in the trash because they know they could end up in the ocean.