Meet the newest alligator snapping turtle and get a close look at this incredible prehistoric-looking reptile. From its ...

SANTA ROSA, California -- In Northern California, there's a mystery unfolding about a creature that's been spotted at the bottom of a popular lake. Carlos Rubio was with his son at Lake Ralphine in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

The earliest known ancestors of turtles appeared about 220–240 million years ago (in the late Triassic period), roughly the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Paleontologists say a 75-million-year-old turtle fossil uncovered in southern Utah has a clutch of eggs inside, making it the first prehistoric pregnant turtle found in the United ...

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles that are unable to withdraw their head and legs fully into their shells, and so have extremely powerful jaws that they use to defend themselves with by ...