Loggerhead turtles can identify specific magnetic signatures, according to a new study, hinting at how the aquatic reptiles manage to return to the same foraging and nesting sites over and over again ...

Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives.

Some 4,900 yellow-spotted river turtles, also known as tracajás, have been released into the Igapó-Açu River, in Brazil. The threatened species lives in river basins in northern South America ...

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.

They found that tiny turtles show more control over their movement than once believed. “We’ve had massive data gaps about the early baby to toddler life stages of sea turtles,” said Mansfield. She ...

Their empty eggshells even feed beach plants that prevent erosion. But only one in 1,000 baby turtles survives to adulthood. The odds grow worse as warming ocean temperatures intensify hurricanes and ...

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