Loggerhead hatchlings travel thousands of miles guided by an astonishing built-in navigation system that uses the Earth’s magnetic field. Scientists trained young turtles to “dance” in response to ...

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

Researchers were unaware that this large fossil was even an egg until they pierced through its membrane with microscopes and the egg “visibly collapsed and folded.” As it stands, it’s one of the ...

Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program has been monitoring nests along Sarasota County beaches for 43 years. 2025 marks the highest ...

The first cold-stunned sea turtle of the 2025 stranding season was rescued as the season begins, according to a Nov. 10 community announcement. Mass Audubon, the largest nature-based organization in ...

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

Mote sea turtle conservation program manager said turning out white lights at night can disorientation both for female ...

Hundreds of sea turtles rescued from the cold waters of Cape Cod are now getting another chance at life. “We are at the ...

An injured loggerhead turtle rescued earlier this year has been safely released back into the sea after undergoing extensive medical treatment and rehabilitation. The turtle was found in May by ...

SHELL-YEAH  It was a record year for sea turtle nestings in the Tampa Bay area, but there are still challenges when it comes ...

A cold stunned loggerhead sea turtle last December 2024 is prepped for transport to rehab at STAR. Photo by Susan Atkins From our news services The National Park Service and N.E.S.T. (Network for ...

The New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead is urgently recruiting volunteers to patrol Long Island beaches for ...