Two Homo erectus skull fragments discovered during dredging in the Madura Strait in Indonesia have opened a new window onto ...

Authorities in Bali foiled an attempt last week to illegally trade 21 protected green sea turtles, police said.

Authorities in Indonesia 's tourist island of Bali foiled an attempt to illegally trade 21 protected green sea turtles, ...

Authorities in Indonesia 's tourist island of Bali foiled an attempt last week to illegally trade 21 protected green sea ...

World Turtle Day, observed annually on May 23, is sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue, a Malibu-based nonprofit that launched the event in 2000. Conservationists estimate that 61 percent of turtle ...

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The practice began in 1920s Western variety shows and spread to city speakeasies, but it faces increased scrutiny today—and pressure from conservation groups to make races safer for the reptiles. In ...

It started with the mysterious discovery of more than a hundred turtles, some with their shells smashed, others dismembered, all of them dead. It ended with a potential warning for the future. It was ...

"We are hopeful for her recuperation and eventual release back into the Gulf," officials said Charlotte Phillipp is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was ...

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Over the last few weeks, volunteers have braved bitter winds and freezing temperatures to patrol Cape Cod’s bayside beaches at night, sweeping their flashlight beams along the last high-tide line ...