Loggerhead sea turtles ( Caretta caretta) are pretty loyal marine reptiles. Even with their roughly 8,000-mile-long ...

Sea turtles have long mystified researchers by returning to beaches where they were hatched, magnetic signals may be the key, ...

Eventually the GPS tags slough off because “the outside of a young turtle’s shell sheds as they grow very quickly,” said ...

The number of sea turtles washing up on UK beaches has more than doubled in recent years, prompting the creation of the ...

Five endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles had quite the adventure this week after a US Coast Guard crew from sector ...

Sea turtles navigate using Earth's magnetic field like a GPS. Scientists found they learn and remember magnetic locations.

Earth’s magnetic field is detected by species across the animal kingdom, but new research suggests that sea turtles may be using it in a different way.

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

The United States Coast Guard took five endangered sea turtles more than two hours offshore for release on Thursday.

The United States Coast Guard took five endangered sea turtles more than two hours offshore for release on Thursday.

The islet of Marathonisi in Laganas Bay, known as "Turtle Island," is included in the Marine Park of Zakynthos ...

The South Carolina Aquarium, with the assistance of the United States Coast Guard transported five endangered Kemp’s ridley ...