Turtles and tortoises are among the world’s most endangered vertebrates, with about half their more than 300 species threatened with extinction. Only primates—human beings expected—are at ...

Golden’s bacon turtle, also known as Arvinachelys goldeni, gets its name from its unique broad snout, which has two bony nasal openings – unlike any turtle ever found.

In the 250-million-year evolutionary history of turtles, scientists have seen nothing like the pig nose of a new species of extinct turtle discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

A rare turtle thought to be extinct just over a decade ago appears to be making a startling comeback. About 60 Myanmar roofed turtles were released in the wild in the past few weeks, ...

The Burmese roofed turtle – which looks like it is always smiling – is one of the most endangered turtles in the world, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).

In a study covering 300 million years of evolutionary history, researchers have found four necessary components to tail weapon development: size, armor, herbivory and thoracic stiffness.

Researchers Heiko Stuckas, Richard Gemel, and Uwe Fritz have just removed a turtle from the ever-growing list of extinct species by demonstrating that the reptile never existed in the first place.

What’s more, under Hong Kong law, possession of an endangered turtle is a criminal offense punishable by up to a maximum of 10 years in jail and a HK$10 million [$1.27 million] fine, depending ...

An endangered leatherback sea turtle has laid a nest on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island for the first time in more than a decade. The eggs were found late last month.

She was first found swimming in Vietnam’s Dong Mo Lake in 2020, giving researchers hope that the most endangered turtle species could be reinvigorated naturally.

We're all familiar with those awesome armored giants of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods - Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus - and their amazing, weaponized tails. But why aren't similar weaponized ...