Researchers in the UK have now adapted a Raman spectroscopy technique to analyse preservation fluids in specimen jars without ...

A tiny black bird was spotted on a Galápagos island for the first time in nearly 200 years — when Charles Darwin first discovered it. The Galápagos Rail, considered a near-endangered species, has ...

Like Charles Darwin did in 1831, a group of scientists and environmentalists last year set sail from the English port of Plymouth, headed for the Galapagos islands off the coast of Ecuador. But what ...

When it comes to a "Bucket List" destination, the Galapagos Islands is at or near the top for many travelers. No wonder. After a week's journey to the archipelago of 19 islands 600 miles off the west ...

Finches on the Galapagos Islands that inspired Charles Darwin to develop the concept of evolution are helping confirm it — by evolving. A medium-size species of Darwin's finch has evolved a smaller ...