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The Geographic Names Information System database changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America earlier this ...

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Discover how sea turtles navigate the ocean using their internal GPS and learn about their magnetic field perception.

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