Learn about the unique way turtles create their scales and how it’s revealing an ancient evolutionary link to dinosaurs, ...

A turtle’s head seems simple: a hard beak, two bright eyes, and a quilt of scales that protect the skull. Look closer and a ...

The bog turtle population is dwindling due to a shrinking habitat and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville is giving the tiny ...

In most vertebrates, skin appendages such as hair, feathers, or scales originate from placodes—small, specialized skin regions whose spatial organization is controlled by well-conserved genetic ...

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) ...

Going for a swim is a vital part of surviving any Texas summer, especially when Central Texans have ample waterways courtesy ...

A snapping turtle that possibly wandered nearly a mile in Aberdeen from what is a common habitat for turtles was likely ...

Zoo Knoxville's head-start program brings in bog turtle eggs, hatches them, helps them grow and then returns them to the wild. North America's tiniest turtle is at risk, with a dwindling ...

Georgia beachgoers and tourists can play a part in the state's decades-long sea turtle conservation efforts. See how here.