The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) might only grow to about 10 cm (4 in) long, but this brightly speckled reptile is making ...

Many animals that live in water need to come up to the surface to breathe, but they can still spend impressive lengths of ...

She is small, quirky, and stubborn—and she emits a foul odor when threatened: The common musk turtle is one of North America's most fascinating aquatic turtles. Within her compact body lies an ...

The turtles can live 30 years, growing in size to match their age – potentially the size of dinner plates. Unlike some other ...

University of Delaware's interdisciplinary research team pilots innovative K-12 engineering curriculum at The College School ...

Rattlesnakes, bison, spiders and ticks are among the deadliest animals in Kansas highlighted in an entry on the WorldAtlas ...

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 ...

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according ...

Image by Kim Pardi from Carbondale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle is not only notable for its size but also for its unique biological features. As one of ...

Whether you’ve got a junior captain on deck or a future marine biologist, New York City has no shortage of sea safaris to ...

Learn what makes axolotls so special and why wild populations in Mexico are on the brink of extinction due to habitat loss.