New research based on fragments discovered at the Neumark-Nord site in Germany suggests Neanderthals may have transformed the ...

Scientists say Neanderthals processed pond turtle shells into tools like ladles and scoops, based on cut marks found on ...

Sea turtles have an average lifespan of 20 to 30 years. During that timeframe, they experience changes in ocean chemistry, ...

Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...

Nuclear explosions can have far-reaching consequences on the environment and people surrounding a detonation site. After a nuclear weapon test, for example, particles and gases from an explosion ...

Neanderthals hunted turtles but did not rely on them for food - they cleaned and reused the turtle's shells as tools.

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice cores—are now being repurposed to help us better understand the lives of modern ...

Leatherback sea turtles start life the same size as other sea turtles. As they age, however, they grow progressively larger.

A 260 million-year-old fossil has been determined to be the oldest ancestor of turtles found to date, revealing something about the reptile's mysterious past. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, ...