Virtually nothing has been known about leatherback turtle diving strategies, but now scientists have discovered that leatherbacks regulate their buoyancy by varying the amount of air they inhale ...

An article by Bryan Wallace for Deep Sea News. The deep-sea is as far removed from atmospheric oxygen as anyplace on Earth, but a select few air breathers are undeterred. (No, I’m not referring to ...

Diving Turtle knows how to put on a show. Three years after he made his first big spalsh at the Players, Diving Turtle was back Sunday at the par-5 16th to show off his new routine. In 2011, he wowed ...

A new series of trips to Cuba offer a chance to experience a pristine marine environment first-hand and to meet scientists working to keep it that way. The U.S. government grants special travel ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

GULFPORT, Miss. — An injured sea turtle at the Mississippi Aquarium is getting medicine to reduce intestinal gas because a buildup was keeping her from diving. Banner the green sea turtle was rescued ...

Periodically breathing animals that store O₂ primarily in the lungs must efficiently transfer O₂ to arterial blood during apnea. Previous experiments on diving freshwater turtles indicate that such ...

Leatherback turtles are remarkably versatile divers. Routinely diving to depths of several hundred meters, leatherbacks are occasionally known to plunge as deep as 1250m. The animals probably plumb ...