This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer ...

So we need to get one thing straight. Turtles are actually very slow moving creatures. Even the fastest turtle (the soft shell turtle) can only run at speeds between three and four miles an hour. But ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Why did the turtle cross the road? During the Summer some snapping turtles from the UW Arboretum cross Nakoma Road to find a place in the neighborhood to lay their eggs. One neighbor ...

You wouldn't normally see the words "turtle" and "lightning-fast" in the same sentence, but common snapping turtles have skills that put Olympic athletes to shame. Although some people in the comments ...