Have you ever wondered what happens to aquatic life in the winter when lakes freeze over? Rather than hibernating as mammals ...

When most mammals go to sleep, they lie their weary heads on a pillow, the ground, or curl up in a ball. From there, they enter a state of rest, usually for several hours at a time. You know that ...

Desert tortoises, as their name suggests, don't encounter many large bodies of water. But surprisingly, all turtles, even desert tortoises, can hear better underwater, recent research finds. "If a ...

Underwater noise pollution can harm turtles’ hearing enough that it lasts for hours or even days, according to researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Previous ...

The 5oth anniversary of Earth Day is one of many things going digital during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Loggerhead Marinelife Center, meanwhile, is going underwater to remove marine debris. The ...

A new survey of sea life in the Pacific Ocean suggests that some endangered sea turtles are making a comeback. The survey showed that populations of green sea turtles along dozens of coral reefs in ...

Calming footage shows a sea turtle serenely blowing bubbles underwater in the Cook Islands. Marine experts are trying to figure out why the turtle is behaving in this fashion, but onesays the turtle ...