An Alabama family was hunting for fossils when they discovered a huge, fossilized turtle shell on the bank of a river.

A fishing trip in south Alabama led to one of the most remarkable fossil finds in the world. The Coleman family was out ...

Nanaimo and Area Land Trust reports that almost two dozen endangered western painted turtle nests have been recorded this ...

“When we came across that, we all just kind of stared at each other for a minute, like ‘This is it,’” said Adrienne Coleman, whose 13-year-old daughter spotted the fossil during a family boat trip ...

Many of the differences between turtles and tortoises come from this habitat difference. For example, water-dwelling turtles' ...

The Coleman’s were on the Alabama river in Clarke County when they discovered a fossilized shell of a leatherback sea turtle.

As reptiles, turtles will have key symptoms of health problems. Discover four easy ways to know if your pet turtle is under the weather.

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 ...

On a warm, sunny morning in late August, a few dozen people assemble beside a barn in northern New Jersey. It’s a festive gathering because today is a homecoming. "Getting animals back in the wild is ...

A green sea turtle that was tangled in fishing line was released to sea after a three-month recovery at the Aquarium of the ...