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 ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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 ...

A jaguar’s midnight hunt becomes a feast that feeds the forest. Under the cover of night, a nesting sea turtle meets one of nature’s most formidable hunters. In the mangroves of Costa Rica, a jaguar’s ...

Mike Shay heard the crunch as he stood on the boardwalk at Cypress Wetlands in Port Royal, where he had gone to photograph birds. Then he turned and saw nature in action: A yellow-bellied slider ...

How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries. By Asher Elbein You never know where a bit of unusual scientific research is going to lead. Consider a 2012 study about turtle ...

Every spring, someone in my town posts hand-drawn TURTLE CROSSING signs near the roads where turtles lay their eggs. I’d never actually seen one crossing and used to wonder why anyone bothered with ...