Galápagos

Diving to the ocean floor in a small submarine off the Galapagos Islands, coral reef, biologist Dr. Michelle Taylor and a colleague lived a moment over the weekend she’ll likely never forget. “It was just the two of us and a pilot,”…

Ecuadorian officials have launched an investigation into the recent killings of four Galápagos giant tortoises on the heels of a butchering that left 15 of the critically endangered species dead last year. Authorities believe that…

From a naval command centre perched on the coast of Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, Capt. Isiais Bodero Mala surveyed incoming satellite feeds tracking fishing vessels circling one of the world's most biodiverse places.Mala was previously a…

And more! For NPH, “watching tortoise sex was a clear highlight. Given their rep for being slow creatures, I was surprised by just how quick the romantic encounter was. Changed my view of tortoises, and made me feel better about…

<!-- -->Ecuador: Galapagos National Park said the boat was used for scuba diving excursions.Quito, Ecuador: A scuba diving boat sank Saturday off one of Ecuador's ecologically sensitive Galapagos Islands but damage was minor and no…

QUITO : Scientists have discovered that a type of giant tortoise present on one of Ecuador's Galapagos Islands is not from the species it was previously thought to be, Galapagos National Park said.A study concluded that the giant…

The videographer Joshua Vela-Fonseca was staying about 18 miles from a volcano in the Galápagos Islands last month when it started to erupt.“There was a huge orange light,” said Mr. Vela-Fonseca, who was on a scientific expedition in the…

Volcanic gases are helping researchers track large-scale movements in Earth's deep interior.Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists, together with a group of international collaborators, have discovered anomalous geochemical…

In a bid to protect the Galápagos Islands, a volcanic Pacific archipelago where Charles Darwin saw a blueprint for the origin of every species, Ecuador’s president said on Tuesday that his nation would expand the marine reserve around the…