Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

Earth’s magnetic field is detected by species across the animal kingdom, but new research suggests that sea turtles may be ...

This species lives in areas of shallow water and abundant woody vegetation in the lower Hudson Valley and St. Lawrence regions. North America's smallest turtle, the endangered bog turtle, also occurs ...

The AAS fossil assemblage includes a diverse combination of native North American turtle lineages alongside those that migrated from Asia or the Southern hemisphere. One of these species ...

The green turtle is a large ... are subspecies or separate species—including the Atlantic green turtle, normally found off the shores of Europe and North America, and the Eastern Pacific ...

EAST LANSING, MI – Researchers at Michigan State University helped identify two new species of North American truffles.

Certain turtle species, like the Australian Fitzroy River turtle and the North American eastern painted turtle, can absorb oxygen through their cloaca—a multi-purpose orifice used for excretion ...

The bog turtle is North America’s smallest turtle ... Full protection as an endangered species would ensure that bog turtles and their remaining habitat are safeguarded. It would also require a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following a petition and legal victory from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the alligator snapping turtle under ...

Motorists on local roadways should be aware of female turtles that are leaving wetlands and crossing roads in search of high nesting ground this time of year. Most of Minnesota’s nine ...