AMES, Iowa – A new study from Iowa State University scientists could flip the established framework for how scientists believe geography influences sex determination in painted turtles on its shell.

A projected rise in droughts could muddy the waters for painted turtles and some fellow freshwater-dwelling reptiles, says 11 years of data collected by 50-plus undergraduates. Two recent studies ...

A turtle outside of Best Cleaners.Courtesy of Jennifer Malon and Best Cleaners. A dry cleaning store in Connecticut has become a passageway for local turtles. Female turtles cross from a local pond ...

Turtles are icons of longevity. Not only do some live for well over a century, they also seem to remain robust as they age. But according to findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...

It is always fascinating to learn about how other animals reproduce and raise their young. Recently while on vacation in Mexico, I observed sea turtles nesting on the beach. The process seemed to be ...

Sometimes it’s scary to think that the many species we see today might not be around in twenty years. Or, if we don’t focus ...

AMES, Iowa – Researchers at Iowa State University are rethinking the long-held conventional wisdom that turtles don’t suffer some of the ravages of old age. Nearly 30 years of data collected on ...