The fossilized remains of a bizarre-looking reptile are giving scientists new insights into how turtles got their distinctive shells. Some 240 million years ago, this early turtle-like creature lived ...

Biologists have finally solved the riddle of the origin of the turtle shell. By observing the development of different animal species and confirming their results with fossil analysis and genomic data ...

Long, long ago, in a time so far in the past it preceded the dinosaurs and the continents, lived a tiny creature named “grandfather turtle.” It had many of the qualities of the turtles we know and ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

Researchers have developed a technology that can remotely control an animal's movement with human thought. Korean researchers have developed a technology that can remotely control an animal's movement ...

Gareth Dyke does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Turtles at Fernbank Museum Here are some more photos from the Turtles exhibit at Fernbank Museum of Natural History. It's on display until Sept. 1, 2025. (sponsored) More than 300 different species of ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

A turtle’s shell makes for a great portable home, offering a huge amount of protection to the animal living inside. But this carapace is nothing more than an evolutionary byproduct of another ...