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

Located at the San Diego Zoo, Gramma, the resident tortoise, was born in the Galapagos Islands around 1884. Those at the zoo ...

While on Galapagos, Darwin noticed that the giant tortoises, mockingbirds, and finches he studied differed in unique ways from the species that inhabited neighboring islands. It’s been almost 200 ...

The Natural History Museum's Spirit Collection Tour takes guests behind the scenes for an up-close look at their collection.

Scientists have successfully analyzed Charles Darwin's original specimens from his HMS Beagle voyage (1831 to 1836) to the ...

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 ...

Researchers tracked 40 silky sharks from the Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR) through SPOT tags.

9 best cruises to tick off your travel bucket list - Cruise editor Marc Shoffman selects some of the best sailings to enjoy ...

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 ...

A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems. In the aftermath, jawed vertebrates gained an unexpected edge by surviving ...