An image of a creature in a swampy environment with body parts reminiscent of a turtle, octopus, and, perhaps, a crustacean have repeatedly been shared with various false or satirical backstories.

Two turtles washed up dead in Moreton Bay, Australia, with no obvious signs of injury or illness. What killed them? I tell the story in a guest-post for Last Word on Nothing, my favourite science blog ...

PORT ANGELES — Coinciding with the launch of their first book together, “The Book of Turtles,” New York Times bestselling science writer Sy Montgomery and illustrator Matt Patterson are visiting the ...