WEST DENNIS, Mass. (WWLP) – Ten rehabilitated sea turtles have returned to the waters off Cape Cod after spending months recovering from life-threatening injuries and illnesses at the New England ...

A tiny turtle was in serious trouble — two clams had clamped down hard on its feet and refused to let go. Watch as caring rescuers carefully work to free the struggling turtle, using a tool to pry ...

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds. By Sara Novak See more of our coverage ...

Romania is the latest customer for Israel's Spyder air defense system. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems) JERUSALEM — Israel is on tap to sell Spyder air defense systems to Romania for approximately €2 ...

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. (WINK)—A new global project called ShellBank is using DNA to help scientists track sea turtles from the beaches where they hatch all the way to the threats they face across the ...

New research indicates that sea turtles seem to navigate across hundreds of miles of open ocean using Earth's magnetic field. Previous experimental studies suggested that sea turtles use geomagnetism ...

Foreign intelligence services are using "spy turtles" and "spy fish" to snoop on China, the country's Ministry of State Security said Friday. "An unseen covert war of espionage is currently unfolding" ...

April set off down a wooded path on the North Fork, nose to the ground, darting and weaving through the bunchberry, blackberry and ferns. She wore a bright orange vest treated with permethrin to deter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A small baby sea turtle crawls along the sandy shore towards the ocean to survive. The turtle hatched on the island of Sri Lanka.

World Turtle Day is celebrated every May 23 to raise awareness about the threats faced by turtles and tortoises. Turtles, tortoises and terrapins, which together make up the order Testudines, have ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — Doug the Tank, a snapping turtle that went viral across West Michigan, has been released back in the wild. The Michigan Amphibian & Reptile Sanctuary announced that the ...

A snapping turtle that apparently had been displaced by spring flooding has been rescued from the Lake Michigan shoreline and placed back into more suitable habitat. “Doug the Tank”, a 33-pound ...