Loggerhead sea turtles do an excited "turtle dance" when anticipating food. It's adorable, of course, but it has also allowed ...

Now, a new study is offering more insights into this advantageous behavior. Baby loggerhead turtles can identify specific magnetic signatures, according to a new paper published Wednesday in the ...

Well, what happens next in the turtles' lives - the juvenile years - that has been a bit more of a mystery. In fact, scientists call it the lost years. So researchers set out to catch baby turtles in ...

Townsville City Council has set up an amber light tower in an innovative lighting trial to help turtle hatchlings find their ...

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

"We’ve had massive data gaps about the early baby to toddler life stages of sea turtles,” said Kate Mansfield, a marine scientist at the University and director of the turtle research group.

Michelle Aslam is a 2021-2022 Kroc Fellow and recent graduate from North Texas. While in college, she won state-wide student journalism awards for her investigation into campus sexual assault ...

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.

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 ...