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Plants & Animals Nov 20, 2025

Mystery of how turtles read their magnetic map solved—they feel the magnetism

Loggerhead turtles are able to sense Earth's magnetic field in two ways, but it wasn't clear which sense the animals use to detect the magnetic field when navigating using the magnetic map they are born with. Now researchers ...

Environment Nov 17, 2025

Lethal dose of plastics for ocean wildlife: Surprisingly small amounts can kill seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals

By studying more than 10,000 necropsies, researchers now know how much plastic it takes to kill seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals, and the lethal dose is much smaller than you might think. Their new study titled "A ...

Plants & Animals Nov 13, 2025

Drones map loggerhead sea turtle nesting site hotspots

Florida's beaches—particularly those in Palm Beach County—are among the world's most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests in the Southeastern United ...

Ecology Nov 11, 2025

The growing crisis of chronic disease in animals

From dogs and cats to dairy cows and sea turtles, animals around the world are suffering from various cancers, obesity, diabetes, and degenerative joint disease. Understanding the forces driving an increase in these non-communicable ...

Ecology Nov 3, 2025

Herring return to their birthplaces for spawning, genetic study shows

Migratory birds, sea turtles and salmon have something in common: every year, they return to their birthplaces to reproduce. A study now published in the journal Science Advances shows that Atlantic herring in the Baltic ...

Plants & Animals Oct 23, 2025

Advancing sea turtle conservation strategies by locating the highest risk areas for boat strikes

A Florida State University marine biologist is enhancing conservation efforts by identifying areas in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts that expose protected marine turtles to the highest risk of being struck by vessels.

Plants & Animals Oct 15, 2025

Solar-powered lights on fishing nets cut sea turtle entanglement by 63%

Studies have shown that lighted nets can reduce bycatch of sea turtles and sharks, but the idea has faced many hurdles to adoption. The batteries are short-lived, expensive to replace and raise disposal concerns. The lights ...

Ecology Oct 13, 2025

Turtle turnaround—dramatic comeback managed for priority species

Green turtles are officially out of danger, according to the latest update to the IUCN Red List, the definitive authority on the conservation status of the world's species. Global populations of this iconic marine reptile ...

Ecology Oct 10, 2025

Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, according to an annual assessment ...

Ecology Oct 7, 2025

Florida's Mote Marine Laboratory relocates hundreds of marine animals to new $130M facility

Crews used large nets, water-filled containers and box trucks to relocate hundreds of river otters, sea turtles, manatees, penguins and sharks to their new home: Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.

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