The gene responsible for red coloration and color vision in birds is also functional in turtles -- having arisen in a shared ancestor where it was probably used for color vision and possibly also for ...

While researchers expected that the pond turtle’s eyes would operate like other animals with eyes on the side of their heads, this particular species of turtle appears to have characteristics of both ...

Beneath the surface of Hawaii’s blue ocean waters, Wild Me and Hawaiian Hawksbill Conservation are using photographs and computer vision technology to help protect Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtles.

To figure out what baby turtles see when they hatch, researchers in Georgia are collecting images from their point of view. Many communities along the coast of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina have ...

In a recent study published in The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Saint Louis University professor of pharmacological and physiological science Michael Ariel, Ph.D., reported surprising findings ...