John Lesku receives funding from the Australian Research Council. He is a member of the Australasian Sleep Association, Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, ...

Animals with Shell: Humans use technology to make protective gear, but many armored animals have been perfecting their natural defenses for millions of years. Scientists at places like the ...

Turtles have shells that they can hide inside of when they feel like they’re in danger or when they are feeling anti-social and want everything around them to disappear. On the other hand, do turtles ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: A turtle's shell is as much a part of its body as our rib cage is of ours. In fact, it is their rib cage, and their spine, and their vertebrae, and ...