Eventually the GPS tags slough off because “the outside of a young turtle’s shell sheds as they grow very quickly,” said ...

Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives.

Steering small boats, they looked for young turtles drifting among algae in the Gulf of Mexico ... because “the outside of a young turtle’s shell sheds as they grow very quickly,” said ...