In this photo released by Imperial Household Agency of Japan, an imperial turtle-shell divination rite is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Monday, May 13, 2019. Japanese palace officials have used ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

It's a long-held idea that turtles can tuck their heads into their shells when threatened. But is it true? And is this protective trick why turtles the world over have shells today? The answer is that ...