Gopher tortoise burrows and eggs are protected by law but still find themselves in constant danger. Whether it's drivers missing the signs to watch out for crossing tortoises, plastic bags ...

Learn how early humans made the 60-mile crossing from Europe to Malta, navigating at least partially by stars.

Malta's history has been pushed back by 1,000 years in a discovery that is rewriting the islands' pre-history, as scientists have found new evidence that shows that ...

The spell of Ochlockonee had begun its work. Situated where the Ochlockonee and Dead Rivers converge, this park preserves a ...

Evidence in Malta Cave Indicates Humans May Have Taken to the Open Seas Before Farming, Rewriting 1,000 Years of History ...

Imagine a pristine nine-mile stretch of powdery white sand where your footprints might be the only ones you see all day. No, this isn’t some far-flung Caribbean fantasy—it’s Cayo Costa State Park, ...

For a long time, the planet’s small remote islands were considered the last untouched refuges of nature—isolated ecosystems ...

AP Photo/Sophie Bates A tortoise that was displaced from its home in Mississippi during a deadly tornado outbreak has finally been reunited with its family weeks later. Tiffany Emanuel told the ...

A tortoise that was displaced from its home in ... Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer , from ...