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 ...

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

The fact that turtles and crocodiles share a mechanical process for forming head scales suggests it originated in their common ancestor and was later lost in birds.

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 ...

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 ...