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Galápagos Islands

Urchin perch on live coral (left) with fossil coral, the foundation of the live reef, in the foreground, live reef in the background.

Galapagos discovery offers clues to climate impact on deep-sea corals

Climate Change

Scientists say research into newly found reefs could lead to important conservation efforts

A marine iguana crawls along the beach on Rabida Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

‘Magical’ animal encounters on the Galapagos Islands

Environment
Young man in blue shirt lifts a piece of concrete as other men sift through rubble after an airstrike

Prospects of a ceasefire offer hope to ending violence between Israel and Hamas

Top of The World
Cruise boats that used to take tourists around the islands now spend much of their time anchored at the main harbor in Puerto Ayora. 

The Galápagos Islands needs tourism. Can herd immunity revive it?

Business
An image of blue water surrounding the Galápagos Islands.

Chinese fishing fleet threatens Galápagos Islands

Environment
A close-up of a giant land tortoise in the Santa Cruz highlands of the Galápagos Islands.

These kids are hoping to save Galapagos tortoises — and their own home — from climate change

Science

High School students from Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands are learning about climate change and working to protect their islands’ tortoises and other unique wildlife from its effects.

Isabela pier, Galapagos Islands

Is tourism harming the Galápagos Islands?

Environment

The wildlife in the Galápagos Islands is unafraid of humans, but is tourism and the selfie culture damaging the very sights people come to see?

The Wolf volcano spews smoke and lava on Isabela Island, May 25.

Galapagos islands’ Wolf volcano erupts — rare pink iguanas not in danger

Environment

Wolf volcano on the Galapagos Islands erupted Monday — the first time in 33 years. The island is home to pink iguanas, the only place on Earth the species is found. But authorities say the local population and the iguanas are not in immediate danger.

A new film unearths the true story of a 1930s murder mystery in the Galapagos

Arts, Culture & Media

The new documentary film “The Galapagos Affair” tells the story of European settlers who move to a remote island looking for paradise, but become embroiled in an murder mystery when two of the islanders disappear.

A new film unearths the true story of a 1930s murder mystery in the Galapagos

Arts, Culture & Media

The new documentary film “The Galapagos Affair” tells the story of European settlers who move to a remote island looking for paradise, but become embroiled in an murder mystery when two of the islanders disappear.