Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

New research suggests that a collection of conch shells unearthed in Spain may have once produced melodies, in addition to ...

Learn how Neolithic communities transformed seashells into powerful signal horns built for long-distance communication.

Animals are endowed with some amazing features that make them unique and one of a kind. Similarly, some creatures don’t just ...

Among the rarest of sights off North Carolina’s Outer Banks is a leatherback sea turtle, and a tracking device attached to ...

After being lured to the Gulf of Maine’s warming waters to feed, young sea turtles are trapped and cold-stunned as ...

The Sargasso Sea is a patch of unusually calm water 590 miles east of Florida. Strong currents rush around its edges, but inside it's smooth.

Her average speed has been about 1.16 mph, but has picked up to just over 2 mph off the Outer Banks, the conservancy says. She has avoided coming ashore.

Ukrainian naval drones hit two oil tankers from Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" as they travelled through the Black Sea, ...

When turtles look for love, their courtship and mating rituals are unique. Discover the distinctive ways turtles create ...

Researchers are testing Xiriton, a biobased concrete alternative made from grass and seawater, to see if it can help rebuild ...

Louisiana is shrinking. Since the early 1930s, the state has lost about 2,000 square miles of land for a variety of reasons ...