Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ...

At the 50% mortality threshold, the volumes are even more startling: consuming less than one sugar cube’s worth of plastics ...

The ocean is awash with plastic— more than 171 trillion pieces, scientists have estimated, and growing all the time. Animals ...

A look inside the urgent efforts to rescue and rehabilitate sea turtles — from beach rescues to ocean releases, every action helps save a threatened species.

New research has found that even small amounts of plastic can be deadly to seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals. While ...

The sea turtle is one of the ocean’s most fascinating, ancient, and distinguished reptiles, renowned for its vital role in the marine ecosystem. With seven distinct species, sea turtles inhabit every ...

Nickel, a green sea turtle rescued near Goodland, Fla., swims the waters of the Shedd Aquarium’s Caribbean Reef exhibit in 2003. (Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune/TNS) MIAMI — Each March, sea turtle ...

Ocean plastic kills sea creatures. For the first time, researchers examined data to find out how much it takes. The answer: ...

Sea turtle strandings have ticked up at an alarming rate in New England, but now the reptiles are close to receiving a lifeline from Congress to help them stay in the water. Congress is nearing ...

Finally, some good news: endangered sea turtles are recovering because ome conservation efforts seem to be working. A paper published earlier this month in Inter-Research Science Publisher reveals ...

A group of students found a cold-stunned green sea turtle in Eastham last Thursday. The class called Mass Audubon’s hotline ...