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A husband-and-wife team of biologists from Princeton University are among the winners of this year's Kyoto Prizes for their decades of research on evolution in the Galapagos Islands and will share an award of $515,000.
Scientists in the Galapagos Islands have installed cameras on the shells of giant tortoises in a study that could shed light on how they live, mate and migrate.
Ecuador officials say a volcano is erupting in the Galapagos Islands and could harm unique wildlife.
A whale tooth memento of Charles Darwin's famous expedition to the Galapagos Islands will be put up for sale this autumn, a British auctioneer said Wednesday.
Richard Gere may be adopting a new cause: the preservation of the Galapagos Islands.
Lonesome George, the long-living Galapagos Islands giant tortoise thought to be the last of his kind, might soon be a father.
A volcano on the largest of the Galapagos Islands has begun erupting and authorities are evaluating possible dangers to the island's famed plant and animal life, officials said Friday.
Seven pilot whales that came ashore on the Galapagos Islands died Sunday, despite the efforts of rescuers who dug makeshift pools in the sand to keep them from dehydrating. Five other whales in the group were returned to the ocean.
Even a human with a dog leaves this Galapagos Islands iguana unflustered (Image: Thomas Rödl)
Finches on the Galapagos Islands that inspired Charles Darwin to develop the concept of evolution are now helping confirm it — by evolving.
Endangered Bird's Nests Found on Galapagos IslandsGalapagos National Park managers said they found three new nests belonging to petrels, an endangered bird native to the area, the Ecuadorian press reported Sunday.
Scientists discover new coral species in Galapagos watersScientists have discovered three new coral species - and one that was thought to be extinct - in an extensive survey of reefs around the Galapagos Islands, raising hopes that reefs may be more resilient to rising sea temperatures than previously thought.
Almost extinct Galapagos tortoise mates at 90Lonesome George, the last remaining giant tortoise of his kind, may soon be a father - to the delight of conservationists.
Overfishing threatening stocks of sea cucumbers, warns UN reportStocks of sea cucumbers, found on the ocean bed worldwide and a staple in diets across Asia, are increasingly in trouble from overfishing, according to a new United Nations report released today.
Pink iguanas discovered on Galapagos IslandsA team of Ecuadoran and Italian researchers have discovered a unique species of pink land iguanas living on the Galapagos Islands, the scientist who wrote the report said.
Plagiarism Case Evolves Against DarwinA vocal group of revisionists say the spotlight should be on another man: Alfred Russel Wallace.
Tortoises may be airlifted from volcano danger zoneOfficials in the Galapagos islands say they may have to airlift 100-year-old tortoises away from a volcano which is spewing molten lava.
Dozens of Sea Lions Found Massacred in GalapagosFifty-three sea lions have been found massacred, nearly all with crushed skulls, on an island in the Galápagos.
Sea lions massacred in GalapagosEcuadorean officials are investigating the slaughter of 53 sea lions from the Galapagos Islands nature reserve, which were found with their heads caved in. The dead animals included 13 pups, 25 youngsters, nine males and six females.
Can Darwin's Lab Survive Success?A sizable growth in tourism has had a sizable effect on the fragile ecosystem of the Galápagos Islands, the globe's first World Heritage Site.
Corals Added to List of Threatened Species for First TimeThree species of corals unique to the Galapagos Islands could soon disappear forever according to a study of marine life sponsored by Conservation International and implemented with the IUCN.
S.F., California Company to Dump 100 Tons of Iron Dust into Galapagos WatersIn yet another amazing thoughtless proposal to reduce carbon dioxide, San Francisco-based Planktos, Inc. wants to dump iron into the sea, 100 tons of it, to be exact. No doubt our tax dollars are supporting this corporate insanity disguised as "environmentalism".
Galapagos put on UN danger listThe Galapagos Islands, the first place on the planet officially designated as a World Heritage site, has been declared "in danger" by the UN.
Unesco adds Galapagos to endangered listThe Galapagos Islands may have to be listed as "in danger" because tourism is threatening the environment that helped shape Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, the chairman of Unesco's World Heritage Committee warned yesterday.
Sharkwater - Savaging Our OceansShark fin soup is a status symbol in Asia, hugely in demand, and the fins are an extremely profitable commodity. A huge massacre of sharks is underway, their fins sliced off one by one and the rest of their bodies dumped back into the ocean where they sink and die.
A Lonesome Tortoise, and a Search for a MateLonesome George, once thought to be the last of his kind on earth, may get a second chance at romance.
Lone tortoise 'not last of kind'The giant Galapagos tortoise that became a conservation icon when it appeared he was the last of his kind is not so alone after all. "Lonesome George" was thought to be the only survivor of a tortoise species native to the isle of Pinta.
Tourists may be banned from Galapagos IslandsEcuador's famous Galapagos Islands could be off-limits for tourists after the country's President declared them at risk and in the midst of an environmental crisis.
Darwin's Finches Evolve Before Scientists' EyesFor the first time scientists have observed in real-time evolutionary changes in one species driven by competition for resources from another.
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