A study described the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far.

In a recent paper published in the journal Genome Research, experts described the chromatin arrangement in the genomes of two ...

With peer-reviewed animal ethics approval, a small number of turtles were euthanized for the study. The research builds on ...

An endangered sea turtle has finally been returned to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast after its ...

A cleaning station for turtles in the waters off the US Virgin Islands recently turned up three fish species that weren’t known to clean turtles. The interaction is a kind of symbiotic relationship as ...

A video provided by the Houston Zoo shows staff members caring for an endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle and then releasing it back into the Gulf of Mexico after an incredible, 5,000-mile journey ...

Along Venezuelan roads, you come across a variety of wildlife, from parrots and parakeets to sloths and monkeys. The trade in ...

Stardew Valley's 1.6 update allows players to adopt more than one pet. It also brought along turtles as a new species. We'll ...

A creature that scuttled along the seafloor 450 million years ago has been preserved in a rare and striking fossil that ...

land), its shell shape, leg structure, and diet. Turtles enjoy a mixed diet that includes both plants and animals, while tortoises thrive on a strictly plant-based diet. Understanding these ...

The animals preserved here lived in a very hostile, dark, and low oxygen environment. However, that environment allowed the fool’s gold to replace some of the body parts after they were buried ...

One of Rodrigues’ favorites comes from Myanmar — a big green Burmese roofed turtle with a distinctive upturned nose and what looks like a perpetual smile. This is the only animal that ...