The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add new protections for a rare turtle whose ridged shell looks like a topographic map, with the goal of keeping it from going extinct. The federal agency has ...

The Trump administration aims to remove degradation of habitat from its definition of "harm" to endangered species, proposing Wednesday a rule change that would open the door to human activity in ...

Each morning during sea turtle nesting season, scientists and citizen volunteers with Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota comb 35 miles of shoreline looking for turtle tracks from mothers coming ashore ...

Painted turtles sunning themselves in a pond. Why are sea turtles endangered? Discover the human impact on North American turtles and learn about the steps we can take to help. When I was young, my ...

Once nearly extinct, Southern California's population of green sea turtles is exploding, and many of them are making their home in the San Gabriel River. It’s one of the most remarkable animal ...

Beatbot is best known for making pool-cleaning robots, but it was its swimming robot turtle that won our hearts at CES 2026.

Climate change is skewing turtle populations by altering hatchling sex ratios. Explore how temperature affects turtles, why ...

Rockalina spent 50 years without companionship. Now, after a new lease on life, her life is more enriched by the introduction ...

Michelle Pate answered a 3 a.m. phone call. Even before speaking, she knew it was about a dead turtle. She also knew how it died. Only the dredge crew called in the middle of the night. Pate works for ...

When Ann Berry Somers was 7 years old and growing up in North Carolina, she encountered a box turtle on a path. She picked up the small reptile and looked into its eyes. Instead of retreating into its ...