Environmental groups Black Warrior Riverkeeper and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed notice that they intend to sue the state and federal mining regulators over their approval of a ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A sea turtle researcher marking turtle nests uncovered what fire rescue officials said “appeared to be a small land mine” buried in sand dunes north of a county park. Military ...

A new fossil turtle species discovered in South America boasts quite a bulky shell — about as thick as your average high-school textbook. The shell, about 3.3 feet (1 meter) across and 1.4 inches (3.5 ...

The discovery of a new fossil turtle species in Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine by researchers helps to explain the origin of one of the most biodiverse groups of turtles in South America. The discovery ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

(Livescience.com) A turtle the size of a small car once roamed what is now South America 60 million years ago, suggests its fossilized remains. Discovered in a coal mine in Colombia in 2005, the ...

The shell, about 3.3 feet (1 meter) across and 1.4 inches (3.5 centimeters) thick, might have protected the turtle against attacks from large crocodile-like animals as well as the giant Titanoboa, the ...