Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

I have two turtles, ages 55 and 35. They have been healthy for almost their entire lives. I’ve never had to take them to the vet but recently, one of them developed a hole in their carapace on the ...

Shell Week will run from June 8th to June 16th, and to commemorate the week, the Royal Carribean Group and World Wildlife Fund have created a bracket-style tournament to name the most popular sea ...

As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s collection of nature books and daydream about the creatures within. One species ...

Adult turtle mortality from vehicle strikes is a preventable threat to these reptiles, several of which are threatened or of special concern in Michigan. Residents can help turtles by safely assisting ...