(CNN) — Ancient plant fossils that puzzled scientists have turned out not to be plants after all, new research has revealed. Instead, the small round shapes bearing a leaflike pattern were once the ...

A global survey of 48 sea turtle populations shows recovery in over half the regions studied. Atlantic sea turtle populations are rebounding faster than those in the Pacific. Leatherback turtles ...

The Turtle Survival Center, run by the Turtle Survival Alliance, exists to buy time for species that no longer have much of it. Founded in 2013 in South Carolina, the center functions as a ...

Blanding's turtle is a threatened species in Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources) Iowa is home to 13 wild turtle species, nearly all of which are in need of conservation ...

The United States is home to six out the world’s seven sea turtle species, all of which are either threatened or endangered. World Sea Turtle Day, celebrated on Sunday, aims to highlight the need for ...

From the 1800s through the 1950s, people clamored for the delicacy green turtle soup. Though the color describes the hue of the soup, one turtle commonly used for the dish – the Chelonia mydas – has ...

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