Last week, a family walking the beach on the Gulf Coast of Texas spotted an unusual sight in the sand in front of them.

CAPE TOWN - It's turtle stranding season, and every year hundreds of tiny hatchlings are washed ashore in the Western Cape.

Hot, sticky humidity is my first experience of overseas travel. As soon as the plane doors open in Colombo after an 11-hour flight from Sydney, I feel the sweat dripping down my face.

Sea turtles are washing up on New England and Florida beaches in staggering numbers due to a very cold spring, suffering from ...