A green sea turtle in a horizontal underwater over-under shot with blue skies and fluffy clouds above, and the coral reef below.© J nel/Shutterstock.com This Instagram post by @marathonturtlehospital ...

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, provides the strongest evidence to date that cancer is extremely rare in turtles—a finding that could offer valuable clues for preventing ...

KEY WEST, FL — A massive 170-pound loggerhead sea turtle nicknamed “Molly” was back home in the warm waters of the Florida Keys Tuesday after a successful surgery to remove a life-threatening tumor ...

Sea turtles’ reality is very different than the fun-loving, playful way they’re depicted in popular movies such as “Finding Nemo.” Far from being carefree, sea turtles across the globe are heavily ...

Bette Zirkelbach holds a green sea turtle afflicted by a kind of herpes virus that causes fibropapillomatosis at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida in the Florida Keys Bette Zirkelbach holds a ...

MARATHON, Florida Keys — A female juvenile green sea turtle, rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, was released from a Keys beach Friday after six months of life-saving medical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Molly, a 170-pound loggerhead turtle, was released back into the ocean after a surgery to remove a life-threatening tumor that was ...

At first glance, Molly looks like any other loggerhead sea turtle, her reddish-brown shell moving gracefully through the water as she pops her nose up for air. But just two weeks ago, Molly arrived at ...