Plenty of islands claim to be Galapagos-like, but are they really? These gorgeous, must-visit destinations have much in ...

This new 164-foot catamaran has blown the Galápagos Islands’ charter offerings wide open.

Back in the late 1800s, groups of whalers, settlers, and pirates completely shifted the balance of the Galapagos Islands by ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...

Primarily used to procure and eat food, bills are also used to probe mud, peck wood, tear flesh, sift water, pry seeds, build ...

Few wildlife encounters are as charming as watching penguins waddle across a beach or dive gracefully into icy waters. These ...

The Houston Zoo is prepared to protect animals from the cold by staffing a 70-person crew to ride out the weekend.

Every year on January 20, people across the world pause to reflect on one of nature’s most fascinating birds as world ...

Academy researchers identified 72 species new to science in 2025, including the newly recognized Galápagos lava heron, a shy deep-sea fish, and a rare sunflower relative found in a U.S. national park.

Discover adorable penguin facts, surprising behaviours, and test your knowledge with this fun quiz.

Birds are some of nature’s most beautiful creatures — but a few of our feathered friends are truly bizarre — like these 25 weirdest birds in the world.

The limited range of marine protected areas (MPAs) offers reduced protection to vulnerable species such as the highly mobile silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis). Because the survival of these ...