Why did the turtle cross the road?” “To get to the Shell station,” is how one version of the joke goes. The reality is turtles cross roads all of the time. And judging by the evidence of the failure ...

A fishing trip of the California coast last week produced an extraordinary catch: a type of octopus that constructs its own shell to ride ocean currents.

Every summer, communities across northern Australia brace for the tropical cyclone season. Tropical cyclones draw their power from the warm seas, extracting heat and moisture from ocean water.

There’s a beach in North Carolina where the biggest crowd you’ll encounter is a family of sandpipers. At Hammocks Beach State Park near Swansboro, Bear Island sits three miles offshore like nature’s ...

A massive 250-lb. loggerhead sea turtle found deep in a Georgia marsh was rescued by wildlife officials and volunteers, then ...

While it may vary between species, summer is nesting season for many turtles—making it a prime time to come across a nest in your yard or garden. While you may be tempted to tak ...

Rites of passage, wild encounters, and once-in-a-lifetime adventures—these are our top 20 wonderful, weird, or just plain ...

Four decades on from its very first screen release, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise is about to change to a ...

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ...

A set of giant Megalodon vertebrae that vanished for decades has been rediscovered in Denmark, confirming that this ...

Animal encounters, nature trails, and hands-on learning make these family wildlife adventures feel exciting long after the ...