Picture a turtle doing a happy dance for food – head up, flippers flapping, spinning like a top in the water. This playful behavior just helped scientists solve a longstanding question about how sea turtles navigate across thousands of miles of ocean. Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill watched young loggerhead turtles perform this dance whenever they thought food was coming. This observation led to a breakthrough discovery, published in Nature on February 12, 2025. These turtles can remember specific spots in the ocean using Earth’s magnetic field – like how we mark favorite places on … Continue reading Sea Turtles’ Magnetic GPS: Navigating 10,000 Miles to Feeding Grounds