Most of us have probably heard the symbolic tale of the race between the slow and steady tortoise and the fast, but overconfident, hare. While the lessons at the heart of this fable may serve as good ...

Turtles have roamed the Earth since the Triassic Period over 200 million years ago. A new study about their evolution, published in iScience, shows how the scales on turtles' heads can teach us more ...

Hawksbill turtles are due for a status assessment on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. One of the largest threats to global hawksbill recovery is the continued illegal tortoiseshell trade in ...