Now, a new study led by University of Nottingham scientists has found that turtles could also offer “valuable clues” for ...

A newly discovered cell helps pythons digest entire skeletons—and might be present in other bone-eating predators, too.

Today those small woodlands give shelter to much wildlife, almost in defiance of their bloody past. Trees are always a good ...

Snakes have adapted to climb trees, leap across hot sand, and even swim through water — all without arms or legs. What’s ...

Uncovering the secret lives of turtles, we also discover ourselves. May 21, 2025. 15 min. Tyrion the box turtle. (Dana Milbank/The Washington Post) I am playing the world’s slowest video game.

Sea turtles are marine reptiles that have been navigating the world's oceans virtually unchanged for some 110 million years.They belong to the order Testudines and are known for their large shells, ...

In north-central New Jersey, Maurice Rodrigues has a sizable backyard, and it's filled with enclosures and tanks he's built. They're teeming with turtles. "I'm at about the 200 mark," he says. "If ...

A series of extinction events over 200 million years ago may have sealed the fate of many marine reptiles. During the Triassic, between 252-200 million years ago, marine reptiles rapidly diversified ...