several islands and their inhabitants are close to being in the fully natural state, with little or no influence of human activities,” says the evolutionary biologist and Princeton University ...

And I’m returning to the place he explored nearly 200 years ago, the Galápagos Islands! The Galápagos are an archipelago, or group of islands, off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean.

On his visit to the islands in 1835, Charles Darwin noticed the slight differences between the same types of animal on each island. This helped him work out how they had adapted to their ...

The volcano, the highest of the Galapagos, is some 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the nearest human settlement ... and giant tortoises on the islands. In a statement on Facebook, the Galapagos ...

Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since ...

But, on an HX expedition cruise in the Galápagos Islands ... to classic drinks, it features locally inspired sips like the ...

This season also sees ample springtime blooms that drape the islands in radiant colors and features calmer waves for those who suffer from seasickness. However, if you want to see the most ...

Travelers visit this isolated strip of Santa Cruz's southern coastline for some quality face time with the Galapagos' marine turtles. If you visit between January and February, you may even catch ...

“Philadelphia Zoo’s vision is that those hatchlings will be a part of a thriving population of Galapagos tortoises ... across seven of its islands. After centuries of human exploitation ...

College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for the next Science on Tap, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at Strawberry Alley Ale Works.

Located over 800 miles off the coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands are one of the most inspiring ... attentive and ...