The Magnetic Memory That Brings Olive Ridley Turtles Back To Odisha's Coast After 20 Years

Every year, around the early months, Odisha’s coastline makes the news for the same reason: thousands of Olive Ridley turtles emerging from the sea, covering beaches like Rushikulya Beach and Gahirmatha Beach in one of the world’s largest mass nesting events. For a few nights, the shore changes completely. The sand moves with life as female turtles dig nests, lay eggs, and return to the sea before dawn. It is a spectacle India has watched for decades.  But behind this annual arrival lies a question scientists are still trying to fully understand: How do these turtles, after spending nearly ...