A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving ...

Northwest researchers have discovered that turtle shells, of all things, can help track radioactive doses through time – like walking tree rings. Scientists say these heroes in a half shell ...

The shells of chelonians—think turtles, tortoises, and sea turtles—grow in layers, keeping a time-stamped record of environmental conditions. Uranium has shown up in the layers of turtles ...

Turtles’ shells contain a chemical record of the environment—including highly enriched uranium, an indicator of nuclear weapons development. What can we learn from these accidental archivists?

The colorful layers on top of turtle, tortoise and sea turtle shells are made of keratin–basically the same tissue that makes up human nails. But with turtles, the keratin forms in layers over time.

A sea turtle initially weighed over 7 ½ pounds; her weight decreased to just over 6 pounds once experts cleaned her organism-covered shell.

Nature has spent millions of years building better protection. Think of a turtle’s shell, the hard outer shell of a crab, or the shiny inside of a seashell. These aren’t just for show. They ...

One of them developed a hole in their carapace on the underside. I made some calls but not many vets treat turtles.

Scientists can measure uranium isotopes in tortoise and turtle shells to understand the environmental impact of past nuclear events, a new study reports ...

Tortoises and turtles accumulate uranium isotopes in their shells, which could provide a reliable record of historical nuclear activity ...

The shell is then covered in an outer layer made from keratin, the same substance human fingernails are made from. Next time you handle a turtle, remember their shell is an integral part of them ...