Sea turtle populations are rising thanks to conservation efforts, but climate change and habitat loss still threaten their ...

This adaptation allows them to stay underwater ... often attributed to their slow metabolism and low-stress lifestyle. Sea ...

Green sea turtles in the Indo-Pacific region — including populations around Southeast Asia, Australia and the Indian Ocean islands — also show distinct physical and behavioral adaptations.

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

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 ...

According to NOAA, cold-stunning is a condition where sea turtles become very weak or inactive after being exposed to cold ...

The leatherback sea turtle is the closest in the species to being able to replicate this function thanks to multiple physiological adaptations, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...