The turtles danced with the most enthusiasm in the tank when they knew they would get food. This was "strong evidence" that ...

Light waves (red arrows) passing through a crystal can reveal magnetic domains in certain 2D antiferromagnets. © 2025 RIKEN ...

Loggerhead turtles can identify specific magnetic signatures, according to a new study, hinting at how the aquatic reptiles manage to return to the same foraging and nesting sites over and over again ...

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the Earth’s magnetic field went haywire. The compelling 2021 study tells the ...

There's a magnet in a secure room in central Tokyo. It's an electromagnet, the kind that generates a magnetic field when electrical current flows through it. The last time the scientists who operate ...

Combining experiments in microfluidic devices and computer simulation, this study provides a valuable analysis of the relevant parameters that determine the motility of (multicellular) magnetotactic ...

A Japanese Nintendo patent published last week describes, in a machine translation of its claims, a gaming device that seems ...

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to ...

Loggerhead sea turtles ( Caretta caretta) are pretty loyal marine reptiles. Even with their roughly 8,000-mile-long ...

Earth’s magnetic field is detected by species across the animal kingdom, but new research suggests that sea turtles may be ...