Snapping turtles are not the kind of animal that most people think of as “cute” with their funnel-shaped noses, thick, warty bodies, and armored tails. Box turtles are cute. Sea turtles are adorable.

Being buried alive sounds like a nightmare, but it is just the beginning for green turtles. This turtle species starts its ...

The Burlington Parks Department wants to make sure you are sharing the road with our new reptilian neighbors while out exploring the bike path. Jaida Breck went for a walk along the Burlington bike ...

KAUKAUNA, Wis. (WFRV) – Snapping turtles are starting to hatch and roam around northeast Wisconsin, especially in Kaukauna, with the nesting season. As a result, officials with nature reserves are ...

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The Turtles of Western Highway helps turtles who want to cross the road to lay their eggs. About 90 days later, volunteers come out to find the tiny hatchlings and gather them up to get them back to ...

Climate change is skewing turtle populations by altering hatchling sex ratios. Explore how temperature affects turtles, why ...

Woo! Science is a column of science news and newsmakers in Worcester and the region. Got a science news idea? Email Margaret Smith at [email protected]. He's handsome, strong and rugged, weighing ...

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 ...

Locally, turtles' nesting season runs from about mid-May to mid-June. Motorists kill thousands of turtles trying to cross roads to get to their nesting sites. Seven of the state's 10 native turtle ...