Researchers at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School have developed a method to read the chemical layers inside sea turtle shells like a biological stopwatch, reconstructing years of an animal’s ...

Now, similar 3D technology is being used to scan the loggerhead. She has gone from 90 to 200 pounds, but she still has the same 3D-printed brace that goes on her shell made. Aquarist Kaelie Spencer ...

In today's turtles the shell has a key protective function. The animals can withdraw into it and protect themselves against predators. No other group of vertebrates has modified its physique to such ...