ROYAL OAK – Mr. Blandings built his dream house in the classic movie tale and soon the turtle that bears his name could have a dream home in a Michigan's lake. The distinctive Blanding's turtle could ...

A turtle with a permanent smile on its face now has good reason for its happy expression as it has been saved from near extinction. The Burmese roofed turtle has bulging eyes as well as its upturned ...

Known to some as the smiling turtle, the Blanding’s turtle actually has something to smile about because of the success of a seven-year effort by the Lake County Forest Preserves to support the ...

KITCHENER — An overdue school already delayed for years faces a new threat from a wandering turtle with a smiley face and a helmetlike shell. A rare Blanding’s Turtle may have been spotted where ...

Precision printing. Materials scientists have made printed solar cells that are so thin, light and flexible that they can rest on the surface of a soap bubble. Researchers at King Abdullah University ...

Of the modern turtle’s many distinct features, nothing stands out more than its iconic shell. But paleontologists have discovered a 228 million-year-old fossilized turtle that is not only missing its ...