German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presents President Donald Trump with a gilded gift—a framed copy of Trump’s grandfather’s birth certificate. Merz says with Trump's German provenance, there is "a very ...

Constant hum of fans that cool data-centre computers is turning residents against Trump's pro-cryptocurrency agenda ...

Fairy tales continue to resonate with readers of all ages due to their universal themes of good vs. evil, perseverance, love, ...

The islands and atolls of the western Indian Ocean once teemed with giant tortoises that weighed as much as 600 pounds and ...

The giant tortoise is one of the largest tortoise species in the world, with individuals weighing up to 900 pounds and measuring over 5 feet in length. Their thick, dome-shaped shells act as ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo is welcoming two of the world's largest tortoise species. The giant tortoise exhibit featuring Galapagos and Aldabra tortoises will open Memorial Day Weekend 2025. ...

Hundreds of endangered giant tortoises have been returned to the wild on the Galápagos Islands through a conservation program. Park rangers and conservation groups worked together to collect ...

A six-year-old project to return giant tortoises to the wild in Madagascar could result in thousands of the 350kg megaherbivores re-populating the island for the first time in 600 years.

Several giant tortoises were found dead in Ashclyst Forest in Southwest England. What happened is anyone’s guess. By Claire Moses Reporting from London It wasn’t your usual crime scene.

London — Britain's Devon and Cornwall police appealed for information from the public on Wednesday after seven giant tortoises were found dead in an English forest over the past two weeks.

Illustration of the Zond 5 ... Their unique journey was a small step for tortoises but a giant leap for terrestrial life.

A captive breeding program has seen the return of Galápagos giant tortoises to Española in the Galápagos Islands. As the tortoise population rebounds, the island ecosystem is in the process of ...