A 3D-printed brace shell has helped one lucky loggerhead sea turtle in California get a clean bill of health. The sea creature arrived at San Diego's Birch Aquarium in 2014.

A loggerhead turtle grazes on sea grass. In stirring up the sea floor, the animals can pick up tens of thousands of tiny hitchhikers—small animals such as nematodes, crustaceans, and hydroids.

Earlier this month, scientists at Birch Aquarium and UC San Diego accomplished what they believe is a first: using a 3-D printer to fill a gap in a loggerhead sea turtle's shell.

Loggerhead sea turtles make some of the longest known journeys of any sea turtle species. Adapted for these lengthy migrations, loggerheads have a small shell and enlarged flippers. Some migrate more ...

A rare sea turtle was found dead after it washed ashore on an Oregon beach with a whole ecosystem traveling with the reptile. The 75-pound loggerhead was discovered Saturday morning on th… ...

Loggerhead sea turtles host diverse community of miniature organisms Date: June 1, 2020 Source: Florida State University Summary: Researchers found that more than double the number of organisms ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Sea Turtles, Sue and Turtellini, finally made it back home into the ocean after months of rehabilitation. In a recent article, CBS News shared that the Loggerhead ...

image: Researchers collect samples of organisms living on the shells of loggerhead sea turtles during summer 2018. view more . Credit: Matthew Ware / Florida State University.