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The spiny softshell turtle is one of five known turtle species to occupy that area. Others include the snapping turtle, common musk turtle, painted turtle and the invasive red-eared slider, which ...

Starship, the world’s largest rocket, exploded in a blinding fireball on Wednesday night at the Elon Musk-led company’s ...

On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in ...

Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday made a brief trip to Montana, where he spoke to media mogul Rupert Murdoch; his son Lachlan Murdoch, the head of Fox News and News Corp.; and a ...

Elon Musk listens as President Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office on May 30. A week after the two traded social media disses and threats, Musk said Wednesday some of his posts "went too ...

Most Americans agree with Elon Musk that the spending bill “will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion,” according to a new YouGov poll. Photo from the White ...

A sea turtle nest in Hilton Head, South Carolina, has been dedicated to Craig Melvin’s family. A mama loggerhead just laid 138 eggs in the Sea Pines area and the eggs should hatch in about two ...

Common snapping turtle. Snapping turtles are Delaware's largest freshwater turtle species, reaching up to 35 pounds and 18 inches long. They are known to resemble dinosaurs, with large heads ...

In most vertebrates, skin appendages such as hair, feathers, or scales originate from placodes—small, specialized skin regions whose spatial organization is controlled by well-conserved genetic ...

Snapping turtle adults are typically large with a large head in comparison to their body and a large, sharp, beak. Snapping turtles have a very distinctive appearance with a dark brown to black ...

Ornate box turtles, and eastern musk turtles are listed as threatened, along with the Blanding’s turtle. DNR partnered with Blank Park Zoo and Iowa State University to raise and release nearly 60 ...