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Climate activist and author Rebecca Solnit tells Rowan Hooper why she still has hope, even in these "catastrophic" times ...

With science and good luck, 158 young tortoises were reintroduced to Floreana Island in the Galapagos. Plus, an ancient sea turtle stampede.

It wasn't too difficult for first responders to catch up with this big fella ... lifting him, on the other hand, was a little harder.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The following just might be one of the best inter-species friendships we've seen in a while. A little tortoise likes to bat, nip, ...

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On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...

Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island inEcuadors Galpagos archipelago, the species made a comeback Friday, when dozens of juvenile hybrids were released to ...

On a remote island in North Macedonia, male Hermann’s tortoises outnumber females 19 to 1, an imbalance driving the population to extinction. A female Hermann’s tortoise from the island of Golem Grad ...

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Tortoise has done a lot in their 30+ years as a band. In the ‘90s, they became standard-bearers of the Chicago scene, their unusual instrumentation (three percussionists, two bassists) and eclectic ...