Enoshima, Japan — It all began long ago with a pair of eyeglasses. Tokugawa Ieyasu, who ruled Japan in the early 1600s, acquired a new pair for himself with frames delicately crafted from the carapace ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. For centuries, hawksbill sea turtles have returned to a shoreline in the eastern Philippines to lay their eggs, even as the human community has ...

Hawksbill turtles are due for a status assessment on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. One of the largest threats to global hawksbill recovery is the continued illegal tortoiseshell trade in ...

The shells of the hawksbill sea turtle have been used for luxury items for centuries, but with the species now endangered, new technology is pinpointing where protections are needed most Though they ...