Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSONVILLE — A 32-million-year-old leatherback sea turtle fossil, discovered by an Alabama family on a fishing trip, has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's rendering of Ueloca colemanorum exhibiting the deep-diving behavior characteristic of leatherback sea turtles. (Photo ...

For years, the Coleman family's fishing trips on the Alabama Gulf Coast were routine. But in 2021, their outing near a riverbank led to an odd find: the shell of a 32-million-year-old leatherback sea ...

Local scientists examine how noise from ocean-based energy projects – like wind farm construction – could affect protected ...

Tracking the turtle’s movements could help identify where high-risk fishing areas overlap with the critically endangered ...

HOLDEN BEACH, NC (WWAY) — It’s been about 40 years since someone spotted a leatherback turtle in Holden Beach. Last night, Holden Beach visitors witnessed 54 baby leatherbacks hatch and make their ...

For the first time in 11 years, an endangered leatherback sea turtle has laid a nest on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island. A nest with 93 eggs was laid on the beach and found in the early morning on ...

Sunday, June 8 is World Oceans Day and we’re going to look at California’s state sea reptile as well as other turtles in our waters. One or more of the seven species of sea turtles can be found in ...

A rarely-seen leatherback sea turtle washed up dead on the northern Outer Banks last week. It’s unclear what killed the turtle, which NOAA researchers tagged with a tracking device last summer in ...