Smithsonian scientists are utilising cutting-edge methods to identify turtle nesting sites, revealing that numerous nests ...

To figure out why Eastern box turtle numbers are dropping across Virginia, Smithsonian researchers are turning to some ...

Researchers used dogs to locate and track Eastern box turtles at Sarett Nature Center in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The dogs helped researchers capture a record number of turtles, aiming to understand ...

I am playing the world’s slowest video game. Sitting in front of a monitor with a technician from the Smithsonian, I am watching the progress of Turtle 4004, known as Roxy. She’s an older box turtle, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Instagram Scientists on Long Island are turning to a young Labrador retriever named April as they investigate the ...

Each Eastern box turtle's shell has unique yellow or orange markings, like fingerprints, helping researchers identify individuals. Eastern box turtles are declining due to slow reproduction, habitat ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, so it’s no surprise that many of the plants and animals chosen as symbols of the two states it straddles — North ...