The cold-stunned turtle was rescued last fall on Cape Cod and has since made a full recovery. The reptile, whose sex remains ...

Local communities on Buru Island are helping safeguard critically endangered leatherback turtles through conservation and ...

Experts across the Sunshine State are monitoring an increasing presence of the deadly Burmese Python in the Everglades.

Hundreds of python hunters are currently combing the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state’s annual Python Challenge. Last year, 934 hunters participated in the 10-day event and ...

Evan Budz, 16, won a $50,000 scholarship at the International Science and Engineering Fair in May for his ...

Investigators followed a social media post to a surprising discovery tied to one of the world's most protected marine species.

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds. By Sara Novak Turtles are weird. They ...

Researcher Melissa Miller tracks pythons and other invasive reptiles to help resource managers control their populations. New technologies like AI-powered traps are being tested to help manage ...

The Argentine black and white tegu, an invasive lizard, is spreading across Florida and other states. Tegus threaten native wildlife by raiding the nests of sea turtles, alligators, and ground-nesting ...

They've roamed the oceans for more than 100 million years, outlasted the dinosaurs, and can dive nearly 4,000 feet deep — and yet, somehow, sea turtles are still wildly underappreciated. Today, in ...

Foreign intelligence services are using "spy turtles" and "spy fish" to snoop on China, the country's Ministry of State Security said Friday. "An unseen covert war of espionage is currently unfolding" ...

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where they fit in the tree of life remains a highly debated topic. The ...