American scientists have discovered that hatchling loggerhead turtles feel the Earth’s magnetic field to tell them where they ...

A new study details the loggerheads’ ability to “map” their position by using the Earth’s magnetic field, with possible ...

Loggerhead turtles are able to sense Earth's magnetic field in two ways, but it wasn't clear which sense the animals use to ...

NOW, SCIENTISTS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT WHY. LET’S CHECK IN WITH OUR METEOROLOGIST HEATHER WALDMAN. SHE’S HERE WITH US LIVE. SO, HEATHER, SCIENTISTS HAVE SOME IDEA OF WHAT’S ...

Every summer at Best Cleaners in Middletown, Connecticut, employees throw open the front and back doors and the slow parade begins. Very slow. During nesting season from May through September, turtles ...

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A loggerhead sea turtle, rehabilitated at The Turtle Hospital, joined a “race” Friday against 10 other turtles after being released on a Florida Keys beach with a ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- When we first met a group of endangered loggerhead sea turtles last year, they were plunging into the Pacific, outfitted with satellite tracking devices. Since then, ...

A study by scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has shown that baby turtles use their magnetic ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Whether you're hitting the highway or taking a spin on the bike trail, keep an eye out for a slow-moving bump in the road. The springtime turtle migration season is beginning in ...

The satellite-tagged turtle Dhaval Lakshmi has exhibited northward movement and, as of November 25, is located approximately ...

(CN) — Green sea turtles, long known as creatures of habit, may have been feasting on the same North African seagrass beds for millennia, according to research published in the Proceedings of the ...