An 11-year-old rock hunter has uncovered an almost complete turtle shell dating to roughly 48 million years ago. That intact shell secured a rare glimpse into a vanished river world before weather ...

“It blew all of our minds," his mother said of the prehistoric find Craig Thomas, BLM Rock Springs Field Office; courtesy of the Tate Geological Museum, Casper, Wyoming An 11-year-old discovered a ...

In the wake of the success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, it felt like Paramount was unsure of the hit on its hands for the venerable heroes in a half shell. Plans were made up for a ...

Acting on a tip-off, officials from the forest department and the Mumbai Police seized a live juvenile crocodile during a raid at a slum in Juhu and arrested one person identified as Imran Ismail ...

Mumbai: A joint team of the Forest Department, Mumbai Crime Branch Unit 9, and an NGO rescued a live crocodile and an Indian spotted turtle that were allegedly being kept illegally inside a ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - What started as a one-night grassroots effort to feed people during the government shutdown in October has turned into a permanent resource in South College Station.

Turtles are famous for their shells, but this feature is far more than a protective covering. A turtle’s shell is actually fused to its skeleton, meaning its ribs and spine became part of a living ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shell integration typically involves 50 to 60 individual bones fusing into a permanent structural cage. The carapace creates a ...

Scientists have been closely monitoring a map turtle population after 10 percent died in 2022. They found a surprising culprit, and are left concerned for the future. A female northern map turtle ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The broad-shelled river turtle (Chelodina expansa) falls into a group known as side-neck turtles.