The average human lifespan hovers just under 80 years, which may seem like a long time—until you compare it to some of the ...

The first treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year after Morocco ...

Plastic pollution, discarded fishing nets and coastal development are taking a heavy toll on Nigeria's sea turtles, say ...

A major agreement to protect marine diversity in the high seas was struck Friday when Morocco became the 60th nation to sign ...

Shredder has set Godzilla and an army of Kaiju loose on the world, as he secretly plots to develop his own new mutagen from ...

Sixty nations have agreed a new treaty aimed at protecting marine biodiversity in international waters. But the strength of the deal governing the high seas is uncertain as some of the world’s biggest ...

A green sea turtle that was tangled in fishing line was released to sea after a three-month recovery at the Aquarium of the ...

The Guadalajara Zoo has scored a conservation victory by breeding the world’s tiniest turtle in captivity for the first time.

Scientists are celebrating the recent birth of a baby Vallarta mud turtle at Guadalajara Zoo. It's part of a breeding program ...

All three sea turtle species have laid "astounding nesting numbers," officials said in a Sept. 18 news release.

All linked stories were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote ...

SAN DIEGO, CA – Vaishnav Anand, a 16-year-old student from Danville’s Athenian School, recently earned attention for his research on using artificial intelligence to detect manipulated satellite ...