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That’s not bad, but in the water, it’s no contest at all; sea turtles are the fastest-swimming reptile in the world, reaching 32km/h. The fastest human swimmer managed a comparatively feeble 8 ...

To see all that’s hopeful and appalling about the way we treat sea turtles, there’s no better place to start than the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel. This shimmering tower of blue and white glass ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...

studied sea turtle nests and the sounds that baby turtles produce before and after hatching. “The first time I heard a vocalization, I was extremely excited. All of a sudden, you hear a little ...

Research in South Florida has found that in hotter beach sand of recent summers almost all sea turtle hatchlings are female. Scientists suspect similar, less extreme shifts in gender ratios along ...

Oregon and Washington — the first critical habitat for leatherbacks designated in continental U.S. waters and the largest area set aside to protect sea turtle habitat in the United States or its ...