Hundreds of rare fossils just out in the open must have been a dream come true for this paleontologist.

Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal — a 193-year-old tortoise called Jonathan — were greatly exaggerated.

"Even our researcher friends in the US unraveling his DNA have just sent condolences." ...

On February 20, 2026, 158 juvenile giant tortoises, each with DNA from the long-extinct Floreana giant tortoise species, were released on Floreana in the Galápagos archipelago. Researchers ...

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Installing wheels on a tortoise might seem like a cruel joke—but a veterinary practice in the Philippines recently did so to ...

FLOREANA ISLAND, Ecuador (AP) — Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, the species made a comeback Friday, when dozens of ...

However, as of this writing, the reports that Jonathan the tortoise is dead are false. Jonathan is alive and well, despite ...

The south coast of South Africa's Western Cape province is a rich source of fossil tracks and traces—clues suggesting what ...