JACKSONVILLE — A 32-million-year-old leatherback sea turtle fossil, discovered by an Alabama family on a fishing trip, has provided groundbreaking insights thanks to research conducted in part by Dr.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

The Leatherback Sea Turtle is the largest species of turtle on Earth. Told through the eyes of a 12 year-old boy, he has been keeping up with its status and journey in Thailand for 6 years. Learn ...

Slow and steady wins the race. It’s a sentiment that has shadowed turtles for years, and perhaps, for good reason. Turtles are slow, but wise. Sea turtles, however, are nothing short of amazing. Sea ...

For the first time in years, leatherbacks have returned to nest in significant numbers on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. These gargantuan sea turtles look like behemoths from a bygone age, which ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— As a result of a petition filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that nesting habitat for leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) ...