A wounded turtle found in Muğla, southwestern Turkey, was treated and released back into the wild after a local craftsman repaired its damaged shell using natural resin. Gökçen Gökmen Bayram, head of ...

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 ...

A sea turtle's shell is a masterpiece. A study reveals that marine turtle shells combine flexibility and strength to protect against predators like sharks and stress while optimizing movement. This ...

How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries. By Asher Elbein You never know where a bit of unusual scientific research is going to lead. Consider a 2012 study about turtle ...

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

In Victoria's east, turtles aren't just crossing roads, they're crossing the operating table on a farm for a high-tech shell makeover. Josh Neille has been caring for wildlife in Gippsland for more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shell integration typically involves 50 to 60 individual bones fusing into a permanent structural cage. The carapace creates a ...