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.

For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...

RIGHT NOW, 17 SEA TURTLES ARE BEING NURSED BACK ... WHICH IS LIKE BARNACLES AND ALGAE AND OTHER THINGS GROWING ON THEIR SHELL. TREATMENT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM SLOWLY WARMING THEM UP TO ALSO ...

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 ...

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 ...

Young sea turtles actively swim and choose their paths instead of drifting. New satellite tracking reveals their movements.