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

Science is a discipline of questions. Many of these questions have puzzled great thinkers for a long, long time. Others have been completely overlooked, because we assume we know the answers. Case in ...

Clad in hard, armoured shells, turtles have a unique body plan unlike that of any other animal. Their shells have clearly served them well and the basic structure has gone largely unchanged since the ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it’s easy to envision them as armored warriors – their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

Every day is a school day when it comes to the internet - and now people have been left baffled at what turtles look like under their shell. There are a few things in life we never knew we needed to ...