JAMAICA, Queens -- Why would a bunch of turtles leave their comfortable swampland around Jamaica Bay, and wander onto a busy runway at JFK Airport? They've been using the runway to lay their eggs for ...

“Turtles were around before dinosaurs, and they watched them emerge, prosper, and disappear altogether. Without changing their body plan at all, turtles further observed the rise of birds and mammals.

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 ...

In the world of nature, June is a busy month filled with birth and egg-laying. We usually think of eggs as coming from birds. And rightly so, during this warm wet month. The migrants that stay with us ...

Sea turtles are ancient but not primitive. Having evolved on land some 200 million years ago, they spend their entire lives at sea except to lay eggs on rugged beaches around the globe. Leatherback ...

1 in 1,000 turtle hatchlings are expected to survive after they're born. Sea turtles lay about 80 to 120 eggs. There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead, ...