Six consecutive droughts is all it takes for a new species of finch to emerge in the Galapagos islands, scientists have said. The Galapagos is a province in Ecuador well known for the diversity of ...

There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands, each filling a different niche on different islands. All of them evolved from one ancestral species, which colonized the ...

A South Florida zoo’s oldest resident is celebrating his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day. Officials at Zoo Miami ...

I just returned home from an adventure in Ecuador, the highlight was two weeks on a boat exploring the Galápagos Islands. As ...

On the Galapagos Islands, a ground finch that usually munched on small, soft seeds was forced, during a drought, to eat harder, larger ones. Within the space of a few generations, the bird evolved ...

Locally extinct cactus finches and geckos are now "thriving" in their restored habitats, according to biologists who recently traveled to the Rabida and Pinzon islands in the Galapagos to monitor ...

Aqua Mare will be our home for a week while we embark on what is less of a cruise and more of a luxury safari at sea, island ...

Scientists have revealed that just six consecutive droughts can lead to the emergence of a new species of finch in the Galapagos islands. The Galapagos, an Ecuadorian province, is renowned for its ...

Six consecutive droughts is all it takes for a new species of finch to emerge in the Galapagos islands, scientists have said. The Galapagos is a province in Ecuador well known for the diversity of ...