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

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

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

No one had ever demonstrated whether turtles could learn magnetic fields, she said. In this study, hatchling loggerheads from a North Carolina beach were taken back to the laboratory and kept in ...

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

Loggerhead turtles can identify specific magnetic signatures, according to a new study, hinting at how the aquatic reptiles manage to return to the same foraging and nesting sites over and over again ...

The turtles emerged from eight to 10 different nests from Bald Head Island, North Carolina. The team housed the turtles in individual tanks with controlled water temperatures and a standard diet ...

Sea turtles are capable of creating GPS-like magnetic maps to guide them back to foraging grounds, and they do a little dance ...

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

Discover how sea turtles navigate the ocean using their internal GPS and learn about their magnetic field perception.

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