She may have been their last hope, and now she is gone. Chinese state media has said the last known female Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle has died, CNN reported. She was believed to be over 90 years ...

One of the world’s largest and least studied freshwater turtles has been found in Cambodia’s Mekong River, raising hopes that the threatened species can be saved from extinction.

Soft-shelled turtles refuse to be typecast. Unlike their bulky, slow-moving cousins, soft-shelled turtles have adaptations for speed both on the land and in the water. The soft-shelled turtle is found ...

If you were crossing the U.S. 98 Causeway over Mobile Bay yesterday afternoon, you might have caught sight of a man, tall and bearded, running down the side of the highway carrying a giant turtle. I ...

Last week, a Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle named Cu Rua died, leaving just three members of her species alive on the planet, writes John R. Platt for Scientific American. The giant turtle lived in ...

Vermont's native spiny softshell turtle population is bouncing back with new records set in 2025 thanks to conservation ...

reporting from NGHIA SON, Vietnam — On a cool, calm morning, the waters of vast Dong Mo reservoir shimmered like green-gray cellophane. In a gently paddled canoe, three employees of the Asian Turtle ...

Paleontologists have long thought that all dinosaurs laid hard-shelled eggs, much like crocodiles and birds (their descendants) do. But a new analysis of fossil eggs discovered in the Gobi Desert ...

Everyone loves Animal Crossing New Horizons, and everyone especially loves the game’s turtles. They’re adorable and make a great addition to your island’s museum. In this guide we’re going to go over ...