When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it’s easy to envision them as armored warriors – their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

The earliest known ancestors of turtles appeared about 220–240 million years ago (in the late Triassic period), roughly the ...

Animals with Shell: Humans use technology to make protective gear, but many armored animals have been perfecting their natural defenses for millions of years. Scientists at places like the ...