Nesting season for sea turtles has begun in South Florida, and soon adorable little baby sea turtles will be flopping their way down the beach to the water. Can you touch them? What if they get stuck?

With Oregon beaches once again blanketed with Velella velella this week — tiny, electric-blue, slimy sailors that wash ashore by the millions — it seemed like a good time to take a look at some of the ...