Thousands to millions of tons of plastic enter the ocean annually, but where they end up is poorly understood.

Polyester, a plastic-based fabric, enters waterways through clothing ... first study to show that microplastics can move from a sea turtle's gut to other parts of its body. Since plastic can ...

A sea turtle initially weighed over 7 ½ pounds; her weight decreased to just over 6 pounds once experts cleaned her ...

Between long-distance swims, Dellora the green sea turtle nests on SWFL beaches, where researchers have found her 12 times - ...

“Sea turtles are a shining light of marine conservation with recoveries of many nesting populations,” Graeme Hays, distinguished professor and chair in marine science at Australia’s Deakin ...

Some had embedded themselves into the turtle's soft tissues and mouth. "[Sea turtles] become heavily encrusted when they are ill and tend to move less and float at the surface more," a ...