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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.

Onlookers peer through windows shortly after the first ever commercial flight landed at St. Helena airport

At 185, a turtle believed to be the oldest living land animal is finally ready for visitors

Environment

The French president turns to a rap expert to give his speeches more punch

Global Scan

The French president turns to a rap expert to give his speeches more punch

Global Scan

Almanac/Happy Birthday, Harriet!

The World

Biologists are using giant tortoise DNA to bring an extinct turtle back from the dead

Environment

Down in the Galapagos, an international team of researchers has found that a living breed of tortoise carries some of the same genes as an extinct type of turtle. Now, scientists are hatching a plan to bring the extinct Darwinian tortoise back to life.

The World

Geo answer

Arts, Culture & Media

Today we were looking for the island home of a giant tortoise named Lonesome George.