Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are pretty loyal marine reptiles. Even with their roughly 8,000-mile-long migrations across oceans, they consistently return to the same feeding and nesting ...

Fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even a few mammals rely on magnetoreception for navigation. But the exact mechanism ...

Sea turtles are renowned for their incredible migrations, traveling thousands of miles across vast oceans with few visible landmarks. Now, a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, ...

Young turtles "feel" magnetism to navigate, according to new research. Hatchling loggerhead turtles are able to sense the Earth’s magnetic field when using a magnetic "map" during their epic ...

Scientists have discovered a new reason for turtles to dance for joy: Loggerhead sea turtles seem able to discern and remember magnetic field signatures, which could help them find food. The Earth’s ...

A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides the first empirical evidence that loggerhead sea turtles can learn and remember the unique magnetic signatures ...

University of North Carolina scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that baby loggerhead turtles “read” the Earth’s magnetic field to help them navigate the massive clockwise current that ...

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