Scientists have recently uncovered a previously unknown hydrothermal vent field off the coast of the Galápagos Islands, aided by a surprising guide — crabs. This new discovery adds to our ...

Expedition yacht La Pinta brings the iconic wildlife, natural wonders and ecological warnings of the Galapagos into view.

The coastal city of Paracas offers a quick and easy trip to a biodiverse sanctuary teeming with native birds, marine animals ...

In the mid-1980s, Kurt Vonnegut wrote a deeply satirical, allegorical novel called Galápagos in which an ageing hustler flees ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a space probe into Earth's orbit this month to map the carbon content ...

Mommy, who has lived at the zoo for nearly 93 years, is seen as one of the most "genetically valuable Galapagos tortoises" in ...

BRITISH tourists could be in for a chilly welcome this summer, as multiple countries across the world are ramping up their ...

This is the zoo's first Galapagos tortoise birth in over 150 years. “This is a significant milestone in the history of Philadelphia Zoo, and we couldn’t be more excited to share this news with our ...

They are actually critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo. They just had four eggs hatch -- the first time in zoo history.

(AP) — A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia ... region and the world,” President and CEO Jo-Elle Mogerman said in a statement.

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia ... region and the world. “Mommy arrived at the Zoo in 1932, meaning anyone that has visited the ...