A study of the remains of a European pond turtle discovered at a burial site in Poland provides new insights into Wielbark culture burial custom The remains of a European pond turtle found in an ...

This is what it might have looked like around 125,000 years ago: a European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) next to the foot of a European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus). Credit: ...

This is what it might have looked like around 125,000 years ago: a European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) next to the foot of a European straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus).

Learn how Neanderthals in central Europe hunted pond turtles and likely reused their shells as containers or scooping tools. Although turtles weren't Neanderthals’ number one option for a hearty meal, ...

The European pond turtle is to be reintroduced to the Upper Rhine. Biologists Kathrin Theissinger and Jean-Yves Georges have been fighting for this. Wetlands are among the most diverse and most ...