Researchers uncovered hidden fingerprints, strange residues, and even animal proteins in a 16th-century medical book. From ...

A pearl does not begin as something precious. It begins as a problem. Inside an oyster, a tiny particle slips in and settles where it does not belong. It might be a parasite, a rough fragment, or ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

As far as animal prints are concerned, tortoiseshell is the most unassuming. Whether it's infused into the frame of your eyeglasses or a lucite hoop earring, the blurred black-and-caramel pattern is ...

ALBIA, Iowa (CBS 58) -- A tortoise found wandering in Wisconsin has been promoted to the police force. The Albia Police Department in Albia, Iowa, introduced Officer Bonsai -- a sulcata tortoise -- as ...

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show ...

A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years. Duke Energy Plans to Build a Massive Natural Gas Power Plant in Davidson County. But Where, Exactly? As ...

Staff members pose for photographs several of the 16 critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoise hatchlings during their debut at the Philadelphia Zoo in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. ...