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

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

Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their ...

After months of rehabilitation, Buckley, a green sea turtle found stranded more than a mile from the Gulf of Mexico, is ready ...

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

Baby loggerhead turtles “dance” when they are expecting food, a behaviour that researchers have used to investigate their navigation abilities. By learning to associate a magnetic field with a food, ...

Trump signed an executive order this week in favor of plastic straws over paper ones. As the debate rages on, here’s why you ...

President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long. Instead he wants the government to ...

Researchers set out to catch baby turtles in the Gulf of Mexico to tag them and learn more about where they go when they scurry to the sea after hatching.

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

After Hurricane Helene, Echo, a sea turtle found in freshwater, is being rehabilitated at the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab. Learn ...