Sea turtles have long mystified researchers by returning to beaches where they were hatched, magnetic signals may be the key, new research finds.

A sea turtle that found itself stranded more than a mile from the ocean in November finally made its way back home.

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

The sea turtle spent nearly three months recovering after being found stranded on a rural road. Now, it's back in the ocean ...

In a new study, biology researchers from the College of Sciences’ UCF Marine Turtle Research Group studied the dispersal ...

Juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtles depend on sargassum, a large brown seaweed that forms floating islands in the ocean, for shelter, food, and security, according to the Aquarium. The South ...

“A stranded turtle should never, under any circumstances, be returned to the ocean. The trauma of stranding leaves turtles extremely vulnerable to drowning if they are unable to surface for breath.