High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems. By Laura Kiniry Published May 12, 2026 9:01 AM ...

Expert at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida topped their own record for the most tonnage of Burmese python removed from ...

Loggerhead Marinelife Center documented a rare olive ridley sea turtle nest on Jupiter Beach on May 18. The turtle, named ...

The South Florida Water Management District is now rewarding hunters for removing python eggs and active nests from the ...

Sea turtles use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate back to the beach where they were born. Conservation efforts have led to a dramatic increase in sea turtle nests on Longboat Key, from nine in ...

They’re still mutants, they’re still ninjas, and they’re still turtles, but this time around, they’re not teenagers. Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles is the latest animated outing of Leo, Raph, Donnie and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here — the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. The Burmese python is a ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida's ecosystem. The 2025 challenge saw 934 participants remove a record 294 pythons, ...

Turtle Beach and SteelSeries’ new models can do wireless hi-res audio, but it’s not the key reason you should upgrade. Turtle Beach and SteelSeries’ new models can do wireless hi-res audio, but it’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A scavenger bird could become an ally in South Florida’s fight against the spread of invasive Burmese pythons. By feeding on their ...

World Turtle Day is celebrated every May 23 to raise awareness about the threats faced by turtles and tortoises. Turtles, tortoises and terrapins, which together make up the order Testudines, have ...

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