Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. In clear, deep blue water, thousands of creatures — fish, ...

I quickly splash back into the water from the edge of the panga (or dinghy) where I was taking a break from snorkeling. My wetsuit is only half-zipped, but I quickly swim the 30 or so feet to where my ...

The mega-diverse Galápagos archipelago is home to more than 9,000 species, most of them endemic, including four species of threatened iguanas. A new study has uncovered how traffickers obtain valid ...

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After 50 years, biologist Dee Boersma continues to learn new things about the ...

A pair of Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoises, who are estimated to be around a century old, have become parents for the first time at the Philadelphia Zoo. The arrival of four hatchlings to "Mommy ...

Gramma, a Galapagos tortoise that was the oldest living animal at the San Diego Zoo, has died at an estimated 141 years of ...