Mojave desert tortoises wander across roads while searching for food, water and mates, putting them in the path of vehicles.

Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments. Giant tortoises are redefining what ...

Season is in full swing, and whether you're a local or a visitor to our desert, we all have one thing in common: we gotta eat. Palm Desert often gets a bad rap for being a mecca of big-box stores and ...

Fifty formerly captive Aldabra giant tortoises have been released onto an exclusive private island in the Seychelles. The move, which places the reptiles back in their native habitat, is a boost for ...