Researchers taught young loggerhead turtles to associate certain magnetic fields with feeding, prompting a distinctive dance when they recognized the signal. After a magnetic pulse briefly disrupted ...

While we’re busy faffing about with satnavs and getting lost if our phone battery dies, the rest of the animal kingdom is moving across the planet with a level of precision that puts our tech to shame ...

Young turtles "feel" magnetism to navigate, according to new research. Hatchling loggerhead turtles are able to sense the Earth’s magnetic field when using a magnetic "map" during their epic ...

"Whatever creature made these magnetofossils, we now know it was most likely capable of accurate navigation." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

New research is revealing that baby sea turtles do not simply drift on ocean currents during their first epic journey. Instead, they carry a built‑in magnetic sense that lets them read Earth’s field ...

“Migratory birds possess a true magnetic compass—they can actively sense and extract directional information from the Earth’s ...