Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to ...

Loggerhead sea turtles ( Caretta caretta) are pretty loyal marine reptiles. Even with their roughly 8,000-mile-long ...

Earth’s magnetic field is detected by species across the animal kingdom, but new research suggests that sea turtles may be ...

Sea turtles have long mystified researchers by returning to beaches where they were hatched, magnetic signals may be the key, new research finds.

For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...

Sea turtle populations are rising thanks to conservation efforts, but climate change and habitat loss still threaten their ...

Scientists discover turtles use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their favorite spots, proving animals can ...

The findings give biologists a better idea of how young turtles use the Gulf of Mexico, a critical region for four species of endangered sea turtles. “It’s not that the sea turtles were ever ...

The findings give biologists a better idea of how young turtles use the Gulf of Mexico, a critical region for four species of endangered sea turtles. “It’s not that the sea turtles were ever ...

This photo provided by researchers shows a young green sea turtle with a satellite tag before release offshore of Venice, La., on April 12, 2012. The photo was made under protected species permit ...