How does a compass work in space? From the moon to Venus, here’s how a compass would work beyond Earth’s magnetic field.

Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their ...

Baby loggerhead turtles do an adorable "dance" when they sense food. This could help scientists uncover how they navigate the ...

Ritchie Navigation has been a family business for over 175 years and is in the fourth generation of ownership ...

Loggerhead turtles travel thousands of miles from where they are born to foraging locations then return again to lay eggs. A ...

Loggerhead turtles learn magnetic signatures for navigation and feeding, showcasing two distinct geomagnetic senses for migration, study finds.

Sea turtles have earned their reputation as expert travelers, covering thousands of miles across open oceans with barely any ...

For loggerhead turtles, the answer lies in an invisible force: Earth’s magnetic field. But these ancient mariners don’t just use magnetism as a compass — they also create a mental map of the ...

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill researchers have found that captive loggerheads could be conditioned to “dance” by associating certain magnetic fields with being fed food.

Scientists have discovered that loggerhead sea turtles can learn and remember the unique magnetic signatures of different ...