World Turtle Day is celebrated every May 23 to raise awareness about the threats faced by turtles and tortoises. Turtles, tortoises and terrapins, which together make up the order Testudines, have ...

World Turtle Day, observed annually on May 23, is sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue, a Malibu-based nonprofit that launched the event in 2000. Conservationists estimate that 61 percent of turtle ...

High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems. By Laura Kiniry Published May 12, 2026 9:01 AM ...

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The practice began in 1920s Western variety shows and spread to city speakeasies, but it faces increased scrutiny today—and pressure from conservation groups to make races safer for the reptiles. In ...

Nearly every pop music holiday song written in the past 80 years owes at least some of its DNA to one Christmas tune in particular: "White Christmas," written by Irving Berlin and sung by Bing Crosby, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provoked outrage after posting an AI-generated image of a beloved children’s book character firing a rocket launcher at “narco terrorists” in boats. On Sunday night, ...

More than half of the world’s 359 turtle and tortoise species now face extinction, with the crisis worsening despite global conservation efforts. Asia is the epicenter of the crisis, accounting for 32 ...

TALIARTE, Spain, May 23 (Reuters) - Solstice, a rare green sea turtle found paralysed by cold on Christmas Eve on an Irish beach, was set free in Spain's Canary Islands on Friday, six months after she ...

The rescue will be collecting trees at their facility during normal business hours until Saturday. All trees must be free of tinsel and decorations to be accepted. Ariana is the assistant news editor ...