America’s largest reptiles—like the American alligator, American crocodile, leatherback sea turtle, alligator snapping turtle, and invasive Burmese python—are powerful forces in their ecosystems.

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge saw 907 participants remove 280 Burmese pythons from the state, according to Florida Fish ...

While Brittany stayed home pregnant, he headed into the ocean with Jenna for a chaotic mermaid dive filled with sea turtles, rare shells, close underwater collisions, and one secret discovery he ...

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds. By Sara Novak See more of our coverage ...

SINGAPORE – Under an overcast sky on June 22, one of the first sea turtles of Singapore’s 2026 nesting season lumbered ashore at East Coast Park. The critically endangered hawksbill turtle was spotted ...

They've roamed the oceans for more than 100 million years, outlasted the dinosaurs, and can dive nearly 4,000 feet deep — and yet, somehow, sea turtles are still wildly underappreciated. Today, in ...

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where they fit in the tree of life remains a highly debated topic. The ...

The mass extinction at the boundary between the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods was catastrophic, wiping out much of life on Earth. Vertebrate groups that dominated at the time, such as dinosaurs and ...

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 ...

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 ...

KEY WEST, Fla. — A 170-pound loggerhead turtle nicknamed “Molly” was back home in the warm waters of the Florida Keys on Tuesday after a successful surgery to remove a life-threatening tumor inches ...