Poppy, a juvenile green sea turtle rescued near Hilton Head Island, is making remarkable progress at the South Carolina ...

South Carolina is home to a lot of alligators. Around 100,000 of them, to be exact. Although it is fewer than in some states, such as Florida, which has 1.3 million alligators, there are still many ...

From Alabama to Oklahoma, these are the Most Treasured Views across the South. Explore this bucket list for your summer travel plans.

A brutal cold snap in January left hundreds of the state’s turtles cold-stunned. And a gender imbalance among new hatchlings ...

Every spring horseshoe crabs come to South Carolina beaches to reproduce. A volunteer initiative with the SCDNR helps ...

Coastal North Carolina is where dozens of major movies, as well as iconic TV shows like "Dawson’s Creek" and "One Tree Hill," ...

But as the young male horseshoe crab scuttled through Edisto Beach’s murky water ... in the salt marsh, a finding that has important implications for species management in South Carolina ...

From mountains to bayous, the southern United States offers a generous variety of features that make for stunning photography and delightful scenery. This is part of a new USA TODAY network ...

Trying to pick a favorite view along Georgia's coast is nearly impossible, but we selected four that will take your breath away.

This summer, it’s about slowing down, putting the phones away, and slowing down time. Here are 10 classic, screen-free ...