A turtle's shell is part of the reptile's skeleton, and it protects some of the strangest features in the animal kingdom. Here's what's inside.

Turtle shells are unique adaptations, ... and the bizarre nature of the turtle’s anatomy also applies to the skeleton and muscles lying inside its bony armour.

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving ...

Turtles are interesting creatures as they can hide in their shell, but people are only just realising that they're not "inside" their shell, the shell it actually part of their spine.

Turtles are fascinating creatures that have roamed the Earth for millions of years, outlasting dinosaurs and adapting to a wide variety of environments. Whether they’re gliding through the oceans, ...

EDAG's fancy term for 3D printing -- can be used to make full-size car components. It's on an entirely different scale than the tiny, 3D printed creations coming out of a desktop Makerbot, but it ...

A rare sea turtle was found dead after it washed ashore on an Oregon beach with a whole ecosystem traveling with the reptile. The 75-pound loggerhead was discovered Saturday morning on th… ...

Turtles may be weird, but according to new research, they’re not that weird. Their funny arrangement of shell and shoulder is just the same old land-dweller vertebrate stuff — with a little fold.

Turtle's-eye-view of the Great Barrier Reef 03:44. Some partial remains of D. padillai were originally discovered and dug up in the 1940s in Colombia, but were not studied for many years.For ...