A family fishing trip in southern Alabama turned into an unexpected scientific discovery when a fossilized ...

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 ...

The 2,000-pound leatherback is the fourth-largest reptile. Leatherback turtles can grow up to eight feet long. Unlike other reptiles, leatherback turtles use thermoregulation to warm up or cool down.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A recent discovery of a leatherback turtle nesting on a beach at Naval Air Station Oceana Dam ...

On a stormy afternoon in Cape Cod Bay, a struggling leatherback sea turtle — ensnared in fishing gear — found a lifeline thanks to quick-thinking recreational boaters and skilled marine rescue ...

For the first time in years, leatherbacks have returned to nest in significant numbers on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. These gargantuan sea turtles look like behemoths from a bygone age, which ...

A rare visitor is making waves both in the ocean and along the South Carolina coast. A leatherback sea turtle was spotted in the waters off Folly Beach over the weekend, marking the Lowcountry’s first ...

Leatherback sea turtles start life the same size as other sea turtles. As they age, however, they grow progressively larger. These giants of the reptile world are relics from the Late Triassic and the ...