A little flatback turtle — said to have had a real life Finding Nemo moment — has been returned back to Queensland waters after it was swept up by a current and washed up thousands of ...

At Thevenard Island, which is located on the northwest coast of Australia, ghost crabs contributed to the loss of almost 30 percent of flatback turtle hatchlings, according to new research.

Ghost crabs were responsible for the loss of nearly 30% of flatback turtle hatchlings at Thevenard Island, near Onslow on the northwest coast of Australia, according to new research published in ...

There are seven species of sea turtle alive today, and they are found in oceans all over the world except the Arctic. Many of ...

Strapping fitness technology and a video camera to Australian flatback turtles has revealed details of their little-known lives at sea.

Xavier Gosling caught more than a sunset during his daily Nightcliff Beach stroll. Flatback turtles are among six of the world's seven turtles species that live in the Top End About 20 flatback ...

Incredible footage has emerged of a turtle fighting off a shark before making a speedy escape off the coast of Western Australia.

Beginning today in Brisbane, Australia, the 29th annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation will feature the flatback sea turtle, native to Australia and probably the least-studied of ...

Scientists have discovered dozens of animal species that were once thought to be silent, but are actually vocal communicators – including singing sea turtles and acoustic-producing living fossils.

Marine turtles spend almost their entire lives at sea – but little is known about the paths they take. Now, satellites are helping scientists map their movements.

WITH the appropriate name of Wave Rider there is hope this turtle will give researcher vital answers to help it's population.

Discover how many species of sea turtles there are, the biggest specimens ever discovered, what threats the turtles in our oceans face today, and more.