Many of the ocean’s most charismatic animals spend their lives swimming, flying or gliding thousands of miles, from the coasts to the high seas. Arctic terns, humpback whales and sea turtles are ...

Reporting from Playa Morro Ayuta, Mexico — They appear as ghostly shadows riding beneath the surf, their beaks and shells illuminated in the moonlight as they drift in the swells. As dawn approaches, ...

Pamela T. Plotkin received funding from the National Science Foundation for a portion of the research described in this article. Doctoral student Christine Figgener received funding from multiple ...