Australia's unique biodiversity is under siege. The national list of species threatened with extinction is growing, with eight animals and five plants added just last month. Among them is the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A pig-nosed turtle named Funzo turned 28 on Tuesday, and to celebrate ...

A quiet search in the water turns into a surprise reveal when the man reaches down and pulls out a fly river turtle. At first, the moment feels like a small hunt through the muddy pond, but the turtle ...

Pig-nosed turtles are found in tropical freshwater ecosystems in northern Australia and New Guinea, only arriving here a few thousand years ago. But now, scientists have discovered a five-million-year ...

The pig-nosed turtle, an endangered freshwater turtle native to the Northern Territory and southern New Guinea, is unique in many respects. Unlike most freshwater turtles, it is almost completely ...

KANAB, UT — Scientists have discovered one of the most complete skeletons of a turtle from the age of dinosaurs, and its nose looks an awful lot like that of a pig. Golden’s bacon turtle, also known ...