The most Discworld answer to the question would be “because it must,” but Terry Pratchett’s strange and beloved world has ...

You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the ...

It is also home to 29 species of marine mammal, dolphins, whales and manatees. Five types of sea turtles – all endangered or threatened – move through the gulf. The gulf is also famously home ...

The South Carolina Aquarium, with the assistance of the United States Coast Guard transported five endangered Kemp’s ridley ...

For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...

This photo provided by researchers shows a young green sea turtle with a satellite tag before release offshore of Venice, La., on April 12, 2012. The photo was made under protected species permit ...

Local residents found the eggs of the endangered sea turtle species, also known as the Pacific ridley, in the vicinity of The Grand Villandra Resort on Monday. Buleleng Police spokesman Adj.

The findings give biologists a better idea of how young turtles use the Gulf of Mexico, a critical region for four species of endangered sea turtles. “It’s not that the sea turtles were ever ...