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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — As the Grand Strand recovers from Hurricane Ian, some things will take longer than others to come back to normal. Myrtle Beach State Park is home to a mile stretch of sand ...

Researchers conducted the first field study showing how endangered loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings use their limbs to move quickly on a variety of terrains in order to reach the ocean. Life can be ...

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 ...

The dangerous effects of climate change are no longer a far-off possibility. Just ask the baby sea turtles. From the very second sea turtles are born they are in a fight for survival. After they dig ...

LATELY, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED SOME SMALLER TRACKS IN THE SAND. YES, SEA TURTLE BABIES. THEY’RE STARTING TO HATCH TONIGHT. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST SILVER RING HAS WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THOSE ...

McCANDLESS (KDKA) -- If you play a round of golf at the Wildwood Golf Club in Allison Park, be extra careful around the fourth hole. Snapping turtle eggs are buried in the sand trap! "Monday morning, ...

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 ...

All of sea turtles that hatched in Florida recorded this year were female, a turtle hospital said. Climate change is warming up the beaches, which is skewing the sex balance towards more females.