turtles

Researchers have discovered 116 new-to-science alleles that could play a role in protecting sea turtles

The newly described turtle lived in North Dakota 66.5 million years ago

Researchers have new evidence to explain why plastic is so dangerous for the turtles: they mistake the scent of stinky plastic for food

New 96-million-year old turtles from Texas connect North America with Asia and the Southern Hemisphere

228-million-year-old fossil sheds light on how turtles evolved

New research has found that the nesting environment of turtles in agricultural habitats, which can ultimately lower nesting temperatures, can produce more males

New habitat data show turtles are spending more time offshore, increasing their risk as fishing bycatch

Sex-ratio study first to use molecular marker to explain why and how moisture affects the nest

Researchers conducted the first study on disorientation to examine the physiological effects of extended crawling and swimming performance

University of Exeter researchers measured "stable isotope ratios"—a chemical signature also used by forensic scientists—to discover which foraging grounds turtles had come from to breed in Cyprus