It was a shell yeah moment. A very nervous endangered turtle made its grand return to the Coney Island sea as local kids cheered it on — months after the reptile nearly froze to death. Pancake — a ...

When vets could only retrieve two fishing hooks lodged in a sea turtle’s digestive tract, a local gastroenterologist stepped ...

Discover the unique Texas spiny softshell turtle at Lake Mead, an agile ambush predator with fascinating adaptations for survival.

After 110 years, Turtles candy is picking up the pace. For much of its history, the caramel nut cluster brand was a stable performer in the $55 billion confectionery space. But after years of changing ...

After 38 years in a tent, Hudson Valley Shakespeare opens one of the most spectacular outdoor performance spaces in the country. After 38 years in a tent, Hudson Valley Shakespeare opens one of the ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX/CBS Newspath/WKRC) - A turtle who had his back legs removed now has a spring in his step thanks to a custom-made wheelchair. Moses is a Gulf Coast box turtle who arrived at the ...

These lovely Eastern box turtles basking in warm and curative sunlight are powerful symbols of nature. But first, the moon: This object of our wonder, romantic affection and scientific inquiry ...

As measures to protect sea turtles ebb and flow, the turtle’s “lost years” spent out at sea after they hatch on beaches along Florida and around the tropics have remained a tricky factor in ...

This illustration shows the size difference between a European pond turtle and the foot of a straight-tusked elephant. Nicole Viehofer / Monrepos (Leiza) While living in central Europe roughly 125,000 ...

The practice began in 1920s Western variety shows and spread to city speakeasies, but it faces increased scrutiny today—and pressure from conservation groups to make races safer for the reptiles. In ...

If you’re a fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles odds are you’re a die hard. For some of us it started with the comics. For others it was the cartoon that would air early morning on tv. No matter how ...