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

Narrator: A turtle's shell is as much a part of its body as our rib cage is of ours. In fact, it is their rib cage, and their spine, and their vertebrae, and their sternum. Basically, a turtle's ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: A turtle's shell is as much a part of its body as our rib cage is of ours. In fact, it is their rib cage, and their spine, and their vertebrae, and ...

Russia has built a new version of the "Turtle Tank" with some new features on it. In a video, a Russian soldier shows a foldable metal bed inside the structure. The constant presence of drones has ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: From blistering hot deserts to deep blue oceans, from frozen ponds to swampy wetlands, animal species have adapted and evolved in unique ways. Let's ...

Green sea turtles love to feed and nest in the shallow waters of Laguna Madre, a hypersaline lagoon and one of the seven ...

Dead sea turtles have been discovered with a vast array of plastic waste inside their bellies, with one unlucky reptile having swallowed a rubber witch's finger. Of a total of 135 loggerhead turtles ...

Due to her injuries, a loggerhead sea turtle rehabilitated at the Florida Turtle Hospital will now permanently reside at a conservation facility in Texas. After healing from an injury that impacted ...