Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who know more about turtles than you. Posters and paintings of turtles and ...

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The animal caretaker at Davenport’s Nahant Marsh Education Center realized in July that something was wrong with the center’s beloved ornate box turtle.