(Ernesto Benavides/Getty-AFP) Sea lions rest under the sun at the Galapagos Islands. (xeni4ka/Getty ... the avians that most fascinated Darwin. Finches, which are most closely associated with ...

Galapagos penguins and Darwin's finches), not to mention other unique species like waved albatrosses and blue- and red-footed boobies. You'll find birds on all of the Galápagos' islands ...

Also known as selective breeding, artificial selection is the human-guided cousin of evolution by natural selection. Instead ...

a string of islands in the Pacific Ocean famous because of the unique animals living there. It was while in the Galapagos, observing small birds called finches, that Darwin started forming his ...

The Galapagos Islands, 1,000 kilometres off ... British scientist Charles Darwin's observations of the islands' finches inspired his theory of evolution.

Upon arrival, savor a traditional Galapagos coffee with lemongrass ... journey to uncover the captivating charm of the Galápagos Islands at El Rancho el Chato. Here, giant tortoises roam freely ...

As we look for more ways to travel sustainably, it’s of no surprise that our eyes are drawn towards the magnificent blue ...

A newly described species of horned dinosaur, Lokiceratops rangiformis, is sending ripples through the scientific community ...

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I saw the turquoise-accented avian for the first time on my recent reporting trip to the Galápagos — the Pacific volcanic islands some 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, and home to many of ...

Galapagos believed so strongly in its work developing new cancer cell therapies that it pinned its future on them. This past winter, the Belgian drugmaker unveiled a plan to spin out the rest of ...