A massive alligator snapping turtle gives a rare look at one of the most distinctive freshwater reptiles. The video shows a ...

These teensy tiny turtles of Appalachia barely survived a biblical flood. Inside the effort to build them a new home.

Despite the promise of rebounding green sea turtle numbers, many sea turtle populations continue to flounder under the ...

Animal science alumna coordinates efforts to restore sea turtle populations in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig ...

Nearly every species of sea turtle is endangered, some of them at critical levels. That’s a remarkable statement, considering they’ve roamed the Earth’s waters and beaches for more than 100 million ...

Many cultures tell fascinating tales about turtles. Several North American Native tribes speak of a great turtle floating in a primal sea, before there was any land. Here lived all the other animals ...

More than 100,000 Florida vehicles carry the same small image: a sea turtle crawling across sand toward open water. Most drivers chose the plate for the design. Few realize it doubles as something ...

In many turtle species, temperature determines the sex of hatchlings — a biological process known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Rather than genetics alone deciding whether a sea ...

Most turtle owners focus on clean water and the right food, but a missing piece of the habitat can quietly cause shell rot, bone deformities, and chronic stress. The reason comes down to something ...