Galapagos Islands, Ecuador News

Marine iguanas enjoy the sunshine, unhindered by any real threat of predators. If fact, they're so unafraid that visitors need to watch their feet to avoid stepping on them.

The menu was perfect for Thanksgiving. The meal started with cream of celery soup, crackers, olives and pickles, followed by roast turkey and giblet gravy, mashed potatoes, sage dressing, cranberry sauce, candied sweet potatoes, buttered asparagus and lettuce salad with Russian dressing.

British authorities say they're searching for a leather-bound notebook Charles Darwin used in developing his theory of natural selection.

Tomas de Berlanga School on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador are working with Steve Blake and team from the Max Planck Institute, the Galapagos National Park, the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Charles Darwin Trust.

An appeal has been launched to trace Charles Darwin's missing Galapagos notebook which provided crucial evidence for his theory of evolution.

Bill and Barbara Epting rarely miss "Jeopardy," but the Middletown couple never thought their love of the television game show would bring them face to face with a giant 90-year-old tortoise named Lonesome George.

Original letters from Charles Darwin are displayed at the Herbaruim library on March 25, 2009, at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London.

Barbara Groshon, a financial planner from Niles, recently returned from a 10-day cruise around the Galapagos Islands.

Can't make it to the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Galapagos Islands or China's Great Wall? While these remain among the world's most spectacular man-made and natural destinations, there are other sites luring to curious travelers.

A rare mockingbird could be reintroduced to the Galapagos Islands - with the help of some specimens collected by Charles Darwin.

A new species of finch may have arisen in the Galapagos. Daniel Cressey This finch's odd beak and song make it unpopular with the locals.

Local writers, artists and performers are invited to compete in this "combination slam," with the winner taking home $300. Hosted by Michael Chung Klam.

When Charles Darwin visited the Falkland Islands during the voyage of the Beagle in 1835, he saw a wolf-like species, wrote about it in his diaries and correctly commented that it was being hunted in such large numbers that it would soon become extinct.

Excitement started early today as, during breakfast, crew member Jonathan spotted what he thought were whales in the distance.

An evolutionary biologist paid homage to his Canadian roots as he and his wife were presented with the Kyoto Prize on Tuesday at a ceremony in Japan.

Simultaneously, it is accurate to say that the growth in tourism in the one-of-a-kind archipelago is the primary reason the islands are "in danger." Those are not my words, but UNESCO's, in 2007 ... the same year Ecuador's new president claimed the islands were at "great risk" and signed a decree making their protection a national priority.

The nation's most popular park isn't too popular with National Geographic Traveler magazine.

Julia Astbury stands beside eight tortoises on the Galapagos Island of San Cristobol.

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Browse> Home / Events / Puppet Show "Galapagos George" Barefoot Puppets and puppeteer Heidi Rugg present "Galapagos George" a tale based on the true story of Lonesome George, a tortoise from the Galapagos Islands.