The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds. By Sara Novak Turtles are weird. They ...

New England Aquarium workers returned a dozen sea turtles back into Cape Cod waters, includeing several critically endangered turtles. Surrounded by a crowd of people on West Dennis Beach, the ...

New research indicates that sea turtles seem to navigate across hundreds of miles of open ocean using Earth's magnetic field. Previous experimental studies suggested that sea turtles use geomagnetism ...

CURWENSVILLE — Visitors of all ages at Friends and Family Night on Wednesday at Curwensville Days got a hands-on, entertaining education on reptiles. “Safari” Seth Poyfair of Prehistoric World brought ...

A friend told Tracy Tempest that there were green sea turtles in the bay. “I looked for a long time, but couldn’t find them. When I found them, I just became fascinated with them,” says Tempest, a ...

Authorities received calls about two rare protected turtles in the same week, both voluntarily surrendered by local residents Getty A woman in Vietnam discovered a rare four-eyed turtle in her yard ...

OCEAN CITY, Md.- Several rehabilitated sea turtles were released back into the Atlantic Ocean in Ocean City on Thursday. The National Aquarium says the nine turtles were among hundreds rescued from ...

Los Angeles’ food scene just got a major dose of ’90s nostalgia with the opening of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed pizzeria in the heart of Santa Monica. Foodies are already buzzing about the ...

Smuggled Alive: Turtles and Tortoises Trafficked Across the Mexico-U.S. Border A look inside the illegal turtle and tortoise trade operating through the world’s busiest land border crossing — and the ...

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — Sea turtles are coming in droves to lay eggs at Tybee Island, and Georgia marine experts are relieved. Just after sunrise Thursday, volunteers on Tybee Island’s beach made a ...

Foreign intelligence services are using "spy turtles" and "spy fish" to snoop on China, the country's Ministry of State Security said Friday. "An unseen covert war of espionage is currently unfolding" ...

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where they fit in the tree of life remains a highly debated topic. The ...