A vehicle that could dive underwater … and stay there? During the Revolutionary War, an American colonist built an experimental submersible vehicle that George Washington called “an effort of genius.” ...

A radical, pro-Palestinian group known as the Turtle Island Liberation Front plotted to carry out coordinated bombings against several targets in Southern California beginning on New Year’s Eve, ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Two baseballs for a sea turtle. Three sugar cubes for a puffin. A soccer ball for a harbor porpoise. That’s roughly how much ingested plastic would be deadly for each animal, according to a study ...

Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ingested plastic can be deadly. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Two baseballs for a ...

A recent close-up shows a turtle-shaped rock on the surface of Mars, captured by NASA's Perseverance rover. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Looking for a little help with your Sunday Connections puzzle? The New York Times has given us a pretty tricky one today, so if you’re looking for extra clues – or the answers – you’ve come to the ...

An endangered sea turtle was returned to the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, months after he was found stranded on a beach and suffering from hypothermia last winter. Named Elton, the juvenile Kemp’s ...

Ursinia the turtle, whose shell was shattered after she was hit by a car, leaving a hole that exposed her innards. A portion of her shell is encased in beeswax, which closes off the wound and has ...