Galapagos Islands, Ecuador News

Gopi Ramanathan was not among the top three winners of the National Geography Bee May 24 in Washington, D.C. The Sartell eighth-grader was named one of the 10 finalists May 22 after competing with 53 other students in grades 4-8. Those state winners were the tops of the more than 4 million students who competed in geography bees throughout the ... (more)

Paleontology, archeology and geology. While the general public is familiar with these words, it probably doesn't know the subtle differences among them.

Ecuador is hailed to be nature's paradise on earth because of its biodiversity. It is unparalleled and second to none from the seacoast to the Andean mountains, which feed the Amazon basin, the scenic portrayal in every part of the country is a visual feast to any visitor.

Inspired by a 2009 colloquium on microbial evolution convened at the Galapagos Islands, a new book from ASM Press, Microbes and Evolution: The World That Darwin Never Saw celebrates Charles Darwin and his landmark publication On the Origin of Species.

"I just recently returned from an amazing trip to the Galapagos Islands," she says.

Today's grooms-to-be are manning up, including helping plan the wedding and adding pizzazz to wedding pictures with his style and personality.

This is my last week as editor of Herald Travel . After 50 years in journalism, the last eight as Travel Editor, I think it's time for a break.

Two giant tortoises have made Beardsley Zoo their new summer home. Professor, a Galapagos tortoise who weighs in at a whopping 416 pounds, and Skipper, an Aldabra tortoise weighing 537 pounds, moved into their vacation home over Memorial Day weekend as part of Beardsley Zoo's 90 Days of Summer celebration.

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I was at a conference in Venice a few weeks ago on "Evolution in the Age of Genomics." The most interesting presentation at the meeting was by Peter and Rosemary Grant, Princeton biologists who have been studying Darwin's finches in the Galapagos for the past three-plus decades.

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Eleven-year-old Jesse Taylor, and his little sister Lauren, eight, recently took a trip with their family to Ecuador, exploring its Amazon jungle and the Galapagos Islands.

The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens is always adding and changing things around and this year is no different.A Today, the Cincinnati Zoo introduced seven four year old Galapagos tortoises into their new outdoor exhibit.A The exhibit was funded by the generous support of Thomas C. Theobold and the family in memory of the zoo's first staffed ... (more)

Vansh Jain, a 13-year-old from northwestern Wisconsin, took second place, while Varun Mahadevan, 13, from California, came in third.

TicoTimes is reporting an intriguing, if entirely unexpected and rather bizarre, possibility in the case of Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson, now released on bail in Germany as extradition proceedings continue .

A Midvale Middle School student will be competing this week for his third time in the Top 10 of the National Geographic Bee.

Lyla Godfryd, left, and Victoria Herman describe one of the birds in their icy area of the Galapagos Islands exhibit.

This stunning underwater photo is a graphic reminder that in nature if you escape one predator the next is never far away.

Charles Darwin's legendary islands that inspired his theory of evolution has inspired Friendly Planet Travel to create its newest tour, Galapagos Islands Wildlife Discovery.

The Galapagos Islands are rich with both biological history and the keys to the ecosystem's future.A Tucked away off the lush coast of Ecuador is the travel destination for some eager Atlanta area students focused on the international challenge of slowing down global warming, and creating solutions for planet conservation.