The Town Center at Boca Raton food court transformed into a hub of holiday spirit today as Boca Helping Hands welcomed over 500 local residents. CNN New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper, Andy ...

Turtles are generally thought of as silent creatures, but recent evidence has emerged that at least 47 turtle species make some form of sound. Those sounds communicate various messages, from social ...

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

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Sea turtles famously lay their eggs in nests on sandy beaches. And then a couple of months later, droves of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge from eggs that look a little bit like ping-pong balls, and ...

The fossil that was originally interpreted to be a plant, but researchers have now discovered is the inside of the shell of a baby turtle. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Associated Press Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:24 p.m. | Wednesday, May 1, 2024 10:24 p.m. CAPE TOWN, South Africa ) — An aquarium in South Africa is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea ...

Researchers re-examined a plant fossil found decades ago in Colombia and realized that it wasn't a plant at all: it's a fossilized baby turtle. It's a rare find, because juvenile turtles' shells are ...

The North Texas Wildlife Center rarely gives cute names to the injured, orphaned and sick animals coming through its front door. Its team is too busy trying to save the lives of the 2,500 critters ...

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact – although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...