Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice ...

The shells of turtles, tortoises, and sea turtles show a remarkable connection to our 20th-century nuclear history. This astounding revelation comes to light in a new study, which casts an enduring ...

Turtles with shell-cracking jaws were far more likely to survive extinction due to their ability to be sustained on a restricted diet.

L-DOPA, or Levodopa, as it’s known to patients, is the gold-standard medication used to alleviate symptoms, but creating ...

Turtles that could bring $10,000 apiece on the black market live behind a high razor-wire fence on a hidden nature preserve near Charleston. Guard dogs patrol the grounds at night to warn away ...