Turtle Island is the name used by some Indigenous peoples for the continent of North America (or the Earth as a whole) and, ...

The turtles’ ability to recognize learned magnetic locations remained unaffected by the radio frequency fields. However, their ability to orient themselves using Earth’s magnetic field as a ...

Marine turtles have been in our oceans for over 100 million years. They’re brilliant navigators, swimming hundreds or thousands of kilometres between feeding and nesting grounds. But they face lots of ...

The turtles rely on Earth’s magnetic field to help them navigate in two ways. A magnetic map aids with location tracking, and a magnetic compass orients them in the right direction. Now ...

Considered one of the oldest living species on Earth, it's been a mystery where baby sea turtles go after heading out to sea. It's known as their lost years. Kate Mansfield, Marine Turtle Research ...

Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth, growing up to seven feet long and exceeding 2,000 pounds. These reptilian relics are the only remaining representatives of a family of turtles that ...