A green sea turtle in a horizontal underwater over-under shot with blue skies and fluffy clouds above, and the coral reef below. This Instagram post by @marathonturtlehospital shows Topper the turtle, ...

An increasing number of green sea turtles in Florida continue to suffer from a mysterious tumor-causing disease called fibropapillomatosis. In fact, veterinarians at the Turtle Hospital have been ...

Graceful and solitary, the sea turtle has been gliding through blue-green waters since the time of the dinosaurs, but its existence is threatened by an agent that also kills people: cancer. Now, ...

Caused by a herpesvirus, fibropapillomatosis (FP) is the most significant infectious disease affecting sea turtle populations worldwide. It is widespread in warmer climates like Florida, where almost ...

Researchers find some turtles are immune to this disease Pollution might be worsening the disease The virus that causes the tumor disease is unique to sea turtles SEBASTIAN — Half the endangered green ...

Texas A&M University at Galveston is planning to bring a new sea turtle rehabilitation hospital and educational outreach ...

Before this study, virtually nothing was known about fibropapillomatosis. But a group of Florida scientists wanted to learn about the dynamics of the turtles and the tumors, including the genes that ...

Helping green sea turtles suffering with large debilitating tumors may be a simple as sunlight. Turtles with fibropapillomatosis are treated at rehab facilities where the tumors are surgically removed ...

Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is the most significant infectious disease affecting sea turtle populations worldwide. FB leads to tumors on the turtles' eyes, flippers and internal organs and is widespread ...