Did a python “kiss” young Louise Erdrich? “I feel like it did,” Erdrich says with amusement, acknowledging the blurred line ...

A new United Nations Development Programme report outlines how blockchain can support public systems. The UNDP uses a pipeline model, which creates purpose-built partnerships that bring governments, ...

The Holden Beach Turtle Patrol is accepting applicants for new trainees for the 2026 sea turtle nesting season. During nesting season, which runs from May through October, volunteers with the Holden ...

The publishers behind Franklin the Turtle books have issued a response after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth co-opted the beloved kids' character to push a violent MAGA agenda. Over the weekend, ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Sabrina Carpenter arrives at the 67th annual ...

WASHINGTON — Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter and the publisher of the beloved children’s character Franklin the Turtle are disavowing the Trump administration’s use of their music and imagery to support ...

The publisher of the children’s book series and the pop singer both denounced the use of their works in recent Trump administration communications. By Michael Levenson At first blush, Franklin the ...

Researchers taught young loggerhead turtles to associate certain magnetic fields with feeding, prompting a distinctive dance when they recognized the signal. After a magnetic pulse briefly disrupted ...

Young turtles "feel" magnetism to navigate, according to new research. Hatchling loggerhead turtles are able to sense the Earth’s magnetic field when using a magnetic "map" during their epic ...