An artist's interpretation of the stem turtle, an ancestor of turtles that had not yet evolved a shell. (Rainer Schoch) An ancestor of modern-day turtles, a shell-less creature with a long tail once ...

A lone hawksbill turtle approaches Jim Luecke, Maui Ocean Center’s assistant curator, during a dive off Maui’s southern coastline. Hawksbill sightings are extremely rare in Maui waters. -- JOHN GORMAN ...

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its ...

Fish and Wildlife officers show the turtle tail they found in the pickup. Sea turtles are protected under federal and state law. FWC via KeysInfoNet Two Miami men who were caught with the tail of an ...

We're all familiar with those awesome armored giants of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods - Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus - and their amazing, weaponized tails. But why aren't similar weaponized ...

An ancestor of modern-day turtles, a shell-less creature with a long tail once puttered around an ancient lake, likely munching on insects and worms with its peglike teeth, a new study finds.