In Zeno’s paradox, Greek hero Achilles races a tortoise but can never reach it, revealing a timeless puzzle about motion and ...

A lovelorn tortoise which escaped to find a mate 11 months ago has been found just a mile away - an average speed of just ...

Ginger the tortoise escaped from her home in Bredon, Worcestershire, in June last year and was found in a field in Stanton, ...

Ginger dug under a garden fence before making a slow getaway across countryside fields in the quest for love, following the ...

Despite being the second-biggest of Greece's many islands, Evia remains under the radar for overseas visitors - but those who ...

He is to be buried at a family funeral in the grounds of the castle. Powderham has another tortoise named Timmy Two, who is still a youngster at just 65. But there are currently no plans to move him ...

At nearly 200 years old, Jonathan the tortoise holds the title for the world's oldest known living land animal and this month, he was also named the oldest tortoise ever! Jonathan's actual ...

Thailand has something to shell-ebrate — Korat Zoo has made history by successfully hatching 11 Aldabra giant tortoise babies, becoming the first zoo in the country to breed the rare species. The ...

A top team of former government ministers and military and security chiefs have taken part in a wargame that simulates a Russian attack on the UK for a new podcast series by Sky News and Tortoise ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Wednesday, the Greatest Spectacle in Tortoise Racing returns to the Indianapolis Zoo with the Zoopolis 500. In this race, slow and steady gets the snack. Organizers say ...

Sam Cook is in line for a long-awaited England debut on Thursday, but the night before his eyes will be on Manchester United, writes Stephan Shemiltread full article ...

It’s going to be a golden time at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral this Memorial Day weekend, as Greek Fest celebrates its 50th anniversary. If you’re among the roughly 19,000 folks ...