A leatherback hatchling navigates over sargassum on Juno Beach in July 2021. The new findings detailed in a study published in the Journal of Coastal Research explores the role that this brown seaweed ...

Miniature accelerometers reveal new insights into the elusive period between turtles hatching and emerging above sand. New research suggests that green turtle hatchlings 'swim' to the surface of the ...

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Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...

Female sea turtles lay their eggs, cover the nest with sand and then return to the ocean, leaving them to develop and hatch on their own. Female sea turtles lay their eggs, cover the nest with sand ...

Turtle hatchling season is upon us! From now until the end of turtle nesting season at the end of October, sea turtle hatchlings will emerge from their nests on our beaches and journey towards the ...

New research suggests that green turtle hatchlings ‘swim' to the surface of the sand, rather than ‘dig’, in the period between hatching and emergence. The findings have important implications for ...