Turtles are famous for their shells, but this feature is far more than a protective covering. A turtle’s shell is actually fused to its skeleton, meaning its ribs and spine became part of a living ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation in Florida, carrying ...

As we humans warm ourselves with space heaters, coats and gloves, western painted turtles are at the bottom of our region’s ...