Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A disturbing picture circulating on social media is prompting a warning from state wildlife officials. An anonymous user posted a photo showing a dead turtle with its shell ...

HONOLULU — A social media post from an “anonymous participant” on a Hawaii-based Facebook page shows a dead green sea turtle with its shell missing. So far the post, which can’t be verified for its ...

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to tiny turtles. The CDC says it has received at least 51 reports of salmonella ...

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 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning the American public that more than two dozen people have been sickened across 11 states as part of a salmonella outbreak linked to small ...

The outbreak has sickened at least 26 people in 11 states so far. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned people to not “kiss or cuddle your turtle” after a salmonella outbreak ...

Small turtles purchased online have been linked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 15 people and hospitalized at least five since January of ...