Cartoons often suggest turtles wear shells like removable armor. Those stories show turtles stepping out, swapping shells, or treating them like clothing. Biology disagrees. A turtle shell is not an ...

TOKYO -- Among material of great value used to create accessories and handicrafts during Japan's Edo period (1603-1867) were "bekko," or processed turtle shells with an exquisite blend of hues of ...

The evolutionary riddle of the turtle shell is one step closer to being solved thanks to groundbreaking research published this week in Science. A team of Japanese scientists has uncovered anatomical ...