A turtle tied to several helium inflated balloons was found dangling from a tree in San Diego. While the reptile is now free, officials are still searching for those responsible. A turtle was found ...

A team of scientists has reconstructed a detailed 'tree of life' for turtles. Next generation sequencing technologies have generated unprecedented amounts of genetic information for a thrilling new ...

Scientists have determined that Eunotosaurus africanus is the earliest known branch of the turtle tree of life. A research team led by NYIT scientist Gaberiel Bever has determined that a 260-million ...

Where do turtles belong on the evolutionary tree? For decades, the mystery has proven as tough to crack as the creatures’ shells. With their body armor and retractable heads, turtles are such unique ...

A mother sea turtle crawls back to the ocean on Thursday, July 5 after Friends of Hunting Island volunteers helped rescue her from under a fallen tree. Friends of Hunting Island Sea Turtle ...

Paleobiologists from the University of Zurich have discovered exceptional specimens in Venezuela and Colombia of an extinct giant freshwater turtle called Stupendemys. The carapace of this turtle, ...

Regarding "Dead sea turtle taken to NOAA's Galveston lab after washing up at Seabrook home" (Chron.com, Thursday), since 2003, the Turtle Island Restoration Network has sponsored the sea turtle rescue ...

A team of scientists, including researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, has reconstructed a detailed "tree of life" for turtles. The specifics of how turtles are related—to one another, ...