Sea turtles have an average lifespan of 20 to 30 years. During that timeframe, they experience changes in ocean chemistry, ...

Located in the archipelago of Fiji, this small island was apparently made from sea shells discarded by a 1,200-year-old ...

Scientists have estimated that just one small stretch of beach on the Gulf of California contained at least 2 trillion shells ...

Learn how researchers use archaeological techniques to show how sea turtle shells grow in layers that capture chemical clues about diet, movement, and ocean change over time. Sea turtles don’t just ...

Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice cores—are now being repurposed to help us better understand the lives of modern ...

Dubbed Fan-Ta-Sea Isle by artist Rich Rico, it was a fixture for nearly two decades, just a few minutes down the trail from ...

From color-changing skin to jet-propelled motion, squid and cuttlefish have long fascinated scientists. To understand the ...

Hawksbill turtles are on the critically endangered list, but one Australian wildlife refuge is trying to help ...

Submerged in the ocean, an Indigenous woman lifts a luminous abalone shell to her face – hinting at a bond older than memory.

In the Magdalenian era, western European prehistoric cultures liked marine-originating jewellery and adornments. A key example from around the dawn of that epoch is the magnificent headwear, made ...

The veterinary staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is getting help from space to monitor the animals they have rehabilitated. They're particularly interested in amputees. Using satellite tracking ...

Norway’s petroleum authority has reminded the country’s oil and gas sector it would like to see the development of a large ...