FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is home to five Radiated Tortoises: four females and one male. “They get their name from the patterns on their shell. That’s how you can tell ...

Techniques developed to study the distant past—from dating ancient artifacts to reconstructing climate records in ice ...

The tortoiseshell look is hotter than ever, thanks to the pattern’s effortless way of flattering a variety of styles. And while tortoiseshell is a classic that’s been around forever, the look is more ...

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 ...

Sea turtle shells record life history layer by layer over many years, clearly revealing diet, stress, movement, and ocean ...

By studying the chemical fingerprints inside each layer, scientists have been able to learn about the turtles’ lives and the ...