The tortoises arrived in the archipelago over two million years ago Giant tortoises are making a gradual return to the Galápagos Islands after nearing extinction The tortoises arrived in the ...

Yellow-morph green sea turtles in the Galápagos surprised scientists by staying remarkably close to home instead of making ...

By David Brown A new atlas of biodiversity of the Galápagos Islands highlights the unique evolutionary and ecological diversity of life in the famed archipelago that helped Charles Darwin develop the ...

Explore the unique wildlife and pristine nature of the Galapagos Islands, home to rare species and unforgettable marine ...

The story of the giant tortoises of the Galapagos is a story of pirates. Starting in the 16th century, these sailors began arriving at the islands, followed later by whalers, together sealing the ...

Islas Galapagos form an archipelago of volcanic islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 km west of continental ...

Tossing Iguanas and riding tortoises, Darwin’s expedition to the Galápagos seemed childishly irresponsible at times, but it ...

University of Haifa researchers and international partners used DNA and historical records to show that a widespread red ...

A powerful El Niño is bearing down on the Galápagos Islands, and scientists warn that the archipelago's most iconic species face a fight for survival. The last time conditions this severe struck, the ...

The prediction that this season’s El Nino will be stronger than normal has alarmed the Ecuadorian scientific community.

What if a species we thought stretched across thousands of miles of Pacific coastline actually lives in only a fraction of ...

A genetic study confirms the Galápagos lava heron is a distinct species, ending decades of taxonomic debate.