A wounded turtle found in Muğla, southwestern Turkey, was treated and released back into the wild after a local craftsman repaired its damaged shell using natural resin. Gökçen Gökmen Bayram, head of ...

One western painted turtle got a little too close for comfort to civilization when she was hit by a car while roaming for a nesting site. The female turtle, named Sophia, cracked the underside of her ...

A turtle was rescued over the weekend (Photo: Caswell Beach Turtle Watch) OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — The Caswell Beach Turtle Watch rescued a turtle from the ocean over the weekend. ‘Glass’ the Green ...

A sea turtle's shell is a masterpiece. A study reveals that marine turtle shells combine flexibility and strength to protect against predators like sharks and stress while optimizing movement. This ...

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...

The mass extinction at the boundary between the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods was catastrophic, wiping out much of life on Earth. Vertebrate groups that dominated at the time, such as dinosaurs and ...