Turtles that crushed hard-shelled prey like clams and snails were reported to be more than five times more likely to survive ...
Turtles with shell-cracking jaws were far more likely to survive extinction due to their ability to be sustained on a restricted diet.
The shells of turtles, tortoises, and sea turtles show a remarkable connection to our 20th-century nuclear history. This astounding revelation comes to light in a new study, which casts an enduring ...
Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice ...
How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries. By Asher Elbein You never know where a bit of unusual scientific research is going to lead. Consider a 2012 study about turtle ...
Turtles that could bring $10,000 apiece on the black market live behind a high razor-wire fence on a hidden nature preserve near Charleston. Guard dogs patrol the grounds at night to warn away ...