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

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 ...

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 ...

Texas beaches are seeing a spike in endangered Kemp’s ridley turtle nests, the tiniest sea turtle species in the world.

Meet Felix and Oscar! Big Brother winner Dr. Will Kirby, a self-described turtle enthusiast, is introducing his new two-headed turtle to the world. Also known as a Red-eared slider – or by its ...

The turtle dance. To see if turtles can learn the magnetic signatures of specific places, Goforth and her colleagues set up two large tanks about eight to 10-feet-tall.In the tanks, the magnetic ...