Among Nebraska’s eight species of native turtles, the happy-looking one gets special attention. The Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) is listed as a “tier 1” species in the Natural Legacy ...

Of the modern turtle’s many distinct features, nothing stands out more than its iconic shell. But paleontologists have discovered a 228 million-year-old fossilized turtle that is not only missing its ...

A bevy of baby Blanding's made the slow plunge into their new home on a coastal plain of Lake Michigan this past week as part of a continuing effort to restore the population of the seemingly smiling ...

Known to some as the smiling turtle, the Blanding’s turtle actually has something to smile about because of the success of a seven-year effort by the Lake County Forest Preserves to support the ...

Although this creepy-looking chelid is nicknamed the “smiling turtle,” its name actually means “kill, kill.” Though they live in water, according to the Greensboro Science Center, they’re not actually ...

Police in Greenville, North Carolina say a viral video of a man stomping a turtle to death went viral, and complaints about it from as far away as South Africa led to the arrest of a 20-year-old man.A ...

Precision printing. Materials scientists have made printed solar cells that are so thin, light and flexible that they can rest on the surface of a soap bubble. Researchers at King Abdullah University ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...