On occasion I’ve written about unusual ways that me and my early school friends spent our time playing. One such story wuz ...

A sea turtle's shell is a complex masterpiece, made up of two parts: the carapace (top) and the plastron (bottom), both covered in scutes—tough keratin plates tightly attached to the bone. The bone ...

the department advises picking up the traveling turtle by the middle part of the shell where the top part of the shell meets the bottom part of the shell with a firm grip. The US Fish and Wildlife ...

A sea turtle’s shell is a complex masterpiece, made up of two parts: the carapace (top) and the plastron (bottom), both covered in scutes – tough keratin plates tightly attached to the bone. The bone ...

Sea turtle shells balance strength, flexibility, and speed to ensure survival. A new study reveals surprising differences ...

The top of the shell, or carapace, is dark in color and serrated along the back edge. The bottom shell, or plastron, is smaller than that of most other turtles and exposes a lot of flesh. Most people ...

DESCRIPTION: Loggerhead sea turtles are named for their large heads, which contain powerful jaws and a thick beak. An adult loggerhead's top shell is slightly heart-shaped with a reddish-brown color; ...

Repair of injured turtle shells can be difficult and time-consuming. This article describes how to manage the freshwater turtle in this phase of healing and how to keep fracture sites 'water-free'.

A North Carolina rescue group is using bra hooks to repair cracks in turtle shells Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest vertical at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

A sea turtle’s shell is a complex masterpiece, made up of two parts: the carapace (top) and the plastron (bottom), both covered in scutes – tough keratin plates tightly attached to the bone.