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

The earliest known ancestors of turtles appeared about 220–240 million years ago (in the late Triassic period), roughly the ...

Vermont's native spiny softshell turtle population is bouncing back with new records set in 2025 thanks to conservation ...

An adventurer has revealed what it's like to walk into the territory of these feared predators. Find out more.

After nearly 50 years living on a kitchen floor in New Jersey and eating a diet of mainly cat food, Rockalina the turtle was ...

There are many threats to sea turtles, but most of them come from humans. Dangers may range from getting entangled in fishing gear to losing their habitats from beach erosion and human development.

As of June 13, nearly 940 sea turtle nests had been identified along Georgia’s coast. One egg from each of those nests has been split open and emptied into a test tube. All that data contributes to ...

Green sea turtles are increasing in Malaysia. The bad news: Olive ridley and hawksbill turtles are still vulnerable and ...

The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

Little kids giddily squeal as a baby sea turtle, flippers flapping, lurches toward the water with the grace of a drunk lunging for a cab at closing time. Tourists applaud as about a dozen more ...