Our area's diamondback terrapins face threats from poaching and drowning in crab traps. Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation is tracking the turtles and offering free bycatch reduction devices.

The zoo announced on June 10 that it welcomed a baby African pancake tortoise to its facility. The female reptile is the ...

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, provides the strongest evidence to date that cancer is extremely ...

Turtles could offer valuable clues for preventing or treating cancer in humans and are a promising model for studying healthy ...

South Korean officials announced they were working to rectify a potentially damaging error after an invasive turtle was ...

Turtles very rarely get cancer according to a new study that could offer valuable clues for preventing or fighting cancer in humans.

Malamute, a young loggerhead sea turtle, and Wyvern, a Kemp’s ridley, were two patients with the Virginia Aquarium and Marine ...

Turtles, known for their long lives and large bodies, rarely develop cancer, a trait that researchers now say makes them ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Nottingham provides the strongest evidence to date that cancer is extremely ...

Russian tortoises are one of the most popular reptile pets. They’re widely available and have a reputation for being a great ...

A New Jersey woman who has made a lifelong hobby of saving trapped turtles from storm drains is passing the tradition on to her children.

Generally hypoallergenic, quiet, clean and relatively undemanding, they’re popular with allergy sufferers, people living in ...