These aquatic reptiles swim thousands of miles across the open ocean to return to the same foraging grounds and nesting sites ...

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

Young sea turtles actively swim and choose their paths instead of drifting. New satellite tracking reveals their movements.

This week, see what makes loggerhead sea turtles “dance,” track a cosmic “ghost particle,” uncover an ancient basilica, and more.

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 ...

The incredible sight, which took place at Rainbow Beach in Queensland, is made all the more important due to the fact green turtles are listed as vulnerable in the state. While the species is not ...

Some 4,900 yellow-spotted river turtles, also known as tracajás, have been released into the Igapó-Açu River, in Brazil. The threatened species lives in river basins in northern South America ...

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 ...

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.

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.