Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The outbreak under investigation is mostly ...

Small turtles have sickened people in 11 states, including Washington. So far, 15 people have been infected with the outbreak strain of salmonella. Two of those people are in Washington. Many people ...

In cartoons, when a turtle is spooked, it retreats into and closes up its shell. While used for comic effect, this imagery is based in fact — although not all turtles are capable of this protective ...

The outbreak under investigation is mostly impacting young children: 17 of those ill are under 5 years old, and 10 children are less than 1. According to federal law, the sale and distribution of ...