ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla — You’ve heard of crime scene investigations. One team of scientists is applying that same kind of technology used to find criminals as a way to help sea turtles. Dr. Jessica ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All of sea turtles that hatched in Florida recorded this year were female, a turtle hospital said. Climate change is warming up ...

Endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles emerge here every spring from the Gulf of Mexico, leaving smeary trails of flipper prints from surf through sand to nests where they lay their eggs. But a planned ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With sea turtle nesting season underway, chances are you know to keep an eye out for marked-off nests while you’re walking on the beach. That’s because sea turtles are just one of ...

Lights on our beach and darkness in our sands is driving the destiny of Florida's threatened and endangered sea turtles more than we know. Female sea turtles need dark places to dig their nests, ...

Just last week, we heard about a robotic baby sea turtle that can "swim" through the sand. It's not the only robo-turtle in town, though, as another one has been developed to possibly one day lead ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Sea turtles are already at risk, and without even realizing it, thousands of beachgoers are making it even harder for them to survive. Every time someone digs a hole in the sand ...

Sand chosen to rebuild Palm Beach County’s beaches undergoes an extensive physical exam, from assessing the size of the grains to checking color and texture, but what about taking its temperature? A ...

Some beach chairs, an umbrella, a bucket, and shovel are all the things that help make the perfect beach day. But your fun day could turn into a dangerous night for one endangered species. It is sea ...

When baby sea turtles hatch from their buried eggs, they use their powerful flippers to make their way up through the sand. A new "sand-swimming" robot, inspired by those hatchlings, could one day ...

These turtles don’t hide in their shells, but they do dig in the sand. The Sand Turtles Volleyball program has been teaching kids and adults how to play sand volleyball since 2009. Since starting in ...