More reliably than water temperature or light intensity, that’s the signal for turtles feeding in the North Atlantic to head south each fall. In most vertebrates, humans included, the pineal ...

Rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtles are thriving and returning to local waters for years after rescue from Cape Cod beaches, data shows.

Over the winter, veterinary staff treated the turtles for problems like pneumonia, infections, and injuries related to cold exposure.