Honu love to eat the aggressive seaweed smothering reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. That's raising hopes, but also ...

Sea turtles could help curb an invasive algae bloom in Hawaii, but their efforts could also spread the threat to the reefs.

Bumpy-backed wood turtles — about the size of dessert plates and typically an earthy green-brown in color with yellow markings — were once quite common across the northeastern United States and upper ...

We explain how structures called esophageal papillae stop jellyfish from floating back out of a turtle's mouth when they are ...

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Shells of reptiles caught by children may have been used as ladles or digging devices by early humans over 100,000 years ago, say scientists. Careful cleaning of fragments found at the Neumark-Nord ...

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Tinned fish bones become tender due to high-heat canning and are usually safe to eat. People with swallowing issues or GERD should avoid eating canned fish bones. Tinned fish provides essential ...

Scientists are scratching their heads over why three mammal-eating orcas turned up in Seattle waters in March, having apparently traveled 1,500 to 2,000 miles (2,400 to 3,200 kilometers) south from ...

Conservation biologists say the Gingham Waterhole in the Gwydir Wetlands near Moree is facing an "ecological disaster" due to water flows being halted in the area. There are concerns about wildlife, ...