A quirk of the Galápagos legal system means sea lions get dibs on beach chairs and a run-over iguana is a national incident.

Plastic pollution, from the Great Pacific garbage patch to plastic showing up in the food chain, is known to be a major problem. Researchers have now found that even in pristine environments like the ...

Galápagos Islands enforce strict laws prioritizing native wildlife protection above all else. These islands are a UNESCO ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Galápagos Islands are home to some of the most unique wildlife on Earth, with many species found nowhere else. Their isolation ...

The towel had a new owner.

The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) captivates biologists and conservationists alike, and so it should come as no surprise that scientists enjoy observing and learning more about the ...

Warming oceans affect the food sources of many of the seagoing animals in the Galapagos. Marine iguanas—one of many species that are endemic, or unique, to the Galapagos—have a harder time finding the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to officials at Galápagos National Park, there are 2,017 endemic species in the Galápagos Islands, including 79 fish, 42 ...

A species of iguana that went extinct nearly 200 years ago on one of the Galápagos Islands appears to be making a comeback, with some help from a team of conservationists. The last person to spot a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Plastic pollution has been found in seawater, on beaches and inside marine animals at the Galapagos Islands. A new study—by the University of Exeter, Galapagos Conservation Trust (GCT) and the ...

Plastic pollution has been found in seawater, on beaches and inside marine animals at the Galapagos Islands. Plastic pollution has been found in seawater, on beaches and inside marine animals at the ...