Learn why basking turtles in April are doing far more than sunbathing, from thermoregulation to parasite control and growth.

If your kids have fallen victim to the wildly viral “bath bomb with turtle inside” videos spamming social media channels right now, you’re not alone. My 6- and 3-year-olds have been campaigning for ...

The turtle was found covered in organisms on a beach near Galveston, Texas, on March 7 Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human ...

It started with the mysterious discovery of more than a hundred turtles, some with their shells smashed, others dismembered, all of them dead. It ended with a potential warning for the future. It was ...

Luckily, these snappers are willingly frozen and are just undergoing a process called brumation. This is a form of dormancy for reptiles. A cold temperature change also means that reptiles can’t ...

The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, does not often post on the social media site owned by his rival Elon Musk. But on Monday, Bezos did, sharing a black-and-white image of a turtle emerging from the ...

The Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research, the Houston Zoo and the Galveston Island Park Board returned 100 sea turtles to the Gulf of Mexico days after they'd been rescued from the weekend freeze.

Scientists say grooves on a rock face overlooking the Adriatic Sea may have been made by sea turtles fleeing an earthquake. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising culprit, and are left concerned for the future. A female northern map turtle ...