This Mother’s Day weekend on Florida’s Gulf Coast, some mothers will be laboring under cover of darkness, crawling ashore, ...

The season runs from May to August and Caldwell said you can take a few steps to help the hatchlings make it to the ocean ...

A Hiroshima-University-led research team has discovered a key gene responsible for the initiation of gemma development, ...

Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height ...

A new study found sea turtle scutes can archive their lives and hold clues to lasting impacts from damaging red tides and ...

Florida's Brevard County is a vital nursery for sea turtles. Learn how volunteers and the Brevard Zoo help protect them.

This wrinkled ol' pal, found across much of the U. S., may be in decline. A huge study in North Carolina plans to track box turtles for 100 years,... How do you save the beloved box turtle? A 100-year ...

The rise in infertility is not limited to humans, as environmental stressors are quietly undermining the reproductive ...

PONCE INLET, Fla. — With nearly 1,500 nests laid, Volusia County is currently experiencing its largest sea turtle nesting season of all time. Nearly 40,000 eggs have hatched across Volusia County’s ...

Beyond birds, a surprising array of animals reproduce by laying eggs. From the unique monotremes like the platypus and echidna to reptiles, amphibians, and intelligent octopuses, this ancient strategy ...

North Carolina's sea turtle nesting season is here. Learn how beachgoers can help protect these endangered animals.

In some species, offspring are born (or hatch) at roughly the same time. This is called synchronous reproduction: an evolutionary strategy to give offspring the best possible chance of survival. One ...