This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I have written about a lot of causes of ...

An Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle hatchling. Courtesy San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance The San Diego Zoo announced Monday that conservationists have succeeded in breeding the endangered Indian ...

After over two decades of patiently waiting, endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtles finally bred at the San Diego Zoo. This marks the first time the species has been documented reproducing ...

This is not a picture of a tired red velvet pillow left out in the rain, nor is it the remains of the prime rib left out from your New Year’s feast. It is a soft shell turtle of the species Apalone ...

If you were crossing the U.S. 98 Causeway over Mobile Bay yesterday afternoon, you might have caught sight of a man, tall and bearded, running down the side of the highway carrying a giant turtle. I ...

As the Wekiva River awakens with daybreak, its cooters and loggerhead musks claw onto fallen tree limbs to bask their mossy shells in sunlight. If a canoeist ventures too near, the cautious turtles ...

Indiana DNR shares how to help native Indiana turtles cross the road safely and why they don't make good pets.