In the badlands of Arizona, a team from the Smithsonian has identified Eotephradactylus mcintireae, a previously unknown ...

Chinese conservationists recently discovered endangered green sea turtles have returned to Woody Island in the South China ...

Turtles have very low cancer rates, even in large, long-lived species. Their bodies show strong natural cancer defenses.

The gull-sized pterosaur was found at the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona along with hundreds of other fossils dating back 209 million years—to the late Triassic period,—filling a gap in the ...

A cache of Triassic fossils in Arizona has revealed Eotephradactylus mcintireae, or "ash-winged dawn goddess," the oldest ...

Each winter, hundreds of sea turtles wash ashore on Cape Cod, cold-stunned by frigid water that leaves them unable to move or feed.

The 2025 Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting season has broken records, marking a turning point for the endangered species.

Scientists visited Hon Lao Island and found two critically endangered turtles being kept as pets. Photos show the first-of-its-kind sighting. Screengrab from YouTube video shared by Thinking ...

Meanwhile, green turtles are still considered endangered globally, but their populations show signs of recovery in many regions of the world, researchers found.