In September 1835, the Beagle arrived in the Galapagos Islands, 600 miles from Ecuador. Darwin made detailed notes and collected lots of animals, plants, insects and reptiles. He noted that the ...

This story appears in the February 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The journey of young Charles Darwin aboard His Majesty's Ship Beagle, during the years 1831-36, is one of the best ...

There are now at least 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands ... In his memoir, The Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin noted, almost as if in awe, "One might really fancy that, from an original ...

A tall ship which recreated Charles Darwin's famous journey to the southern hemisphere is in the Galapagos Islands. The tall ship Oosterschelde left Plymouth, in Devon, in 2023. Darwin’s great ...

The Galapagos gives you quite a welcome. Perhaps one of Ecuador’s most astonishing achievements is its preservation of these ...

The Darwin Arch, a natural rock in the Ecuadorean Province of Galapagos, has collapsed due to “natural erosion,” the Ministry of the Environment and Water reported late on Monday. “We inform ...

For example, the iconic giant tortoises can be seen up close at the Charles Darwin Research Centre in Santa Cruz (Hyperlink ...

In May this year it reached the Galapagos Islands, which played a pivotal role in Darwin's thinking about ... new species of invertebrates" and that "kids across the world" would be asked to ...

For decades, the Charles Darwin Research Station has been at the forefront of leading initiatives in conservation, restoration and sustainable development to ensure the Galápagos Islands remain ...

PARIS— Conservation groups formally requested today that the Galapagos Islands World Heritage site be listed as “in danger” under the World Heritage Convention. The petition, submitted on Charles ...