When most mammals go to sleep, they lie their weary heads on a pillow, the ground, or curl up in a ball. From there, they enter a state of rest, usually for several hours at a time. You know that ...

Underwater noise pollution can harm turtles’ hearing enough that it lasts for hours or even days, according to researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Previous ...

Desert tortoises, as their name suggests, don't encounter many large bodies of water. But surprisingly, all turtles, even desert tortoises, can hear better underwater, recent research finds. "If a ...

Hannah Le Leu, "Against All Odds" (2021), shot in Queensland, Australia, won third place in the Wide-Angle category of the Ocean Art 2021 Underwater Photography Competition. (all images courtesy the ...

Quick Take The inside of leatherback sea turtles’ mouths is full of spikes that can be highly intimidating. The spikes are ...

Unlike frogs, turtles don't hibernate through the winter. In fact, sometimes you can see snappers and other species moving around under the ice.... Dec 03, 2020 — Unlike frogs, turtles don't hibernate ...

Hatchlings talk inside their shells to time their birth, but the roar of massive barges may soon drown out their sound.