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 ...

Louise Gentle works for Nottingham Trent University. In nature, there are winners and losers. The winners gain survival and reproduction, while the losers generally die. To gain an advantage, winners ...

Turtles aren’t known for their speed. In fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. (Slow and steady wins the race and all that.) But one type of turtle is actually incredibly quick, at least with its ...

Editor's note: The photo caption has been edited to correct the year it was taken and Walker's title. Move over, one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater. There's a new long-named, possibly ...