Turtles finally have a place in the tree of life thanks to an X‑ray study of South African fossils

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where ...
The Guardian

Shell-shocked: California man arrested for attempting to traffic wild turtles

Donald Do allegedly sought to export 292 loggerhead musk turtles under the false claim they had been captive-bred A California man, who received a federal permit to export turtles under the false ...
The Hindu

India’s first satellite-tagged Ganges soft-shell turtle released in Kaziranga

India’s first satellite-tagged Ganges soft-shell turtle, an endangered species, was released in the 1,302 sq. km Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam on Friday (May 15, 2026). The ...
Terra Planet Earth

Nature’s Toughest Armor Gets Wilder Up Close

The scales move and flex with the movement of the animal, giving a layered armor effect that is more reptilian than mammalian. When threatened, pangolins form tight-fitting armored balls, leaving ...
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Uncovering the truth behind a giant turtle shell discovery

Humongous Turtle Shell Unearthed. This shows an 8-million-year-old turtle shell that measured nearly 8 feet (2.4 meters) was discovered in Venezuela. Kyle Busch texted NASCAR CEO two days before death ...
Cartoon Brew

‘Common Side Effects,’ ‘Moon Girl,’ ‘Shape Island’ Score Peabody Nominations

Three animated series — Adult Swim’s Common Side Effects, Disney’s Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, and Apple’s Shape Island — are among this year’s nominees for the Peabody Awards, continuing a ...
AOL

The Living Record: What Turtle Shells Tell Us About a Changing Sea

Scuba Diving Snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef Cairns Port Douglas (Sea Turtle, Giant Clam, Hard Cora, Shark, School of Fish, Soft Coral, Great Visibility, Pufferfish)© Kitjapat Film/Shutterstock.com ...
Phys.org

Sea turtle shells reveal hidden records of ocean change

Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice cores—are now being repurposed to help us better understand the lives of modern ...
KMBC Kansas City

Kansas City Zoo's sea turtle 'Tortellini' gets custom harness to help with buoyancy after shell injuries

Today is *** day for celebrating. We are here at Sobella Aquarium at the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium, and we are all about Tortellini today. Tortellini just got *** new harness put on her, um, and it ...
Popular Science

A 3D-printed wheelchair is helping this turtle walk again

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Live Science

Ancient rock art depicting hunters and geometric shapes discovered in Egypt's Sinai Desert — and it spans a period of 10,000 years

A rock shelter discovered in the southern Sinai Desert contains designs and inscriptions spanning a period of 10,000 years, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced in two ...
Gizmodo

Paramount Wants to Shell Out on ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’

Ahead of multiple new movies, Paramount is making the Ninja Turtles a priority for merch, web series, and... restaurants? Reading time 2 minutes In the wake of the success of Teenage Mutant Ninja ...