Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

The sea creature arrived at San Diego's Birch Aquarium in 2014 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism.

Talk about a mutant turtle. Researchers have discovered the largest turtle to ever live, Stupendemys geographicus, roamed the ancient seas in greater ranges than previously believed, according to a ...

Move over, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — there is a new, shell-backed badass in town. In a study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, researchers announced the discovery of a ...

World Turtle Day is celebrated every year on May 23rd. It is a special day to learn about turtles and tortoises and to help protect them. This day was started in the year 2000 by a group called ...

Do turtle shells actually consist of modified ribs? The answer, surprisingly, is yes. This weird-but-true claim went viral in mid-June 2021 when Twitter user and post-doctorate turtle expert Ceri ...

I have two turtles, ages 55 and 35. They have been healthy for almost their entire lives. I’ve never had to take them to the vet but recently, one of them developed a hole in their carapace on the ...

Sea turtle nesting season runs March to October in Florida, however, the creatures can always be seen at Tipsy Turtle. The Sanibel restaurant and bar has adopted the shelled reptile as its mascot and ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

KAUAI, Hawaii (WFLA) — A 150-pound sea turtle had to be euthanized after a propeller from a speeding boat shattered its shell and injured its spinal cord, Hawaii officials said. Hawaii Dept. of Land ...