This isn’t your ultrasound appointment. For one, the doctors on call weren’t sure if the patient(s) would show up. While the Galápagos Islands are one of many global locations that are visited by ...

Whale sharks are one of the most beautiful and magnificent creatures on the planet. They are the largest shark, and also the largest fish in the ocean. Only a few species of whales are larger. At up ...

Ecuador’s historic debt-for-nature swap promises to bridge the international funding gap for biodiversity conservation, but ...

On a black volcanic rock formation in a remote part of the Galapagos Islands, a pair of resplendent blue-footed boobies need little coaxing from a fellow traveler who wants the marine birds to remain ...

SAN DIEGO — For many divers, the Galapagos Islands represent the ultimate destination. San Diego diver Brian Zach recently had the opportunity to cross this bucket-list location off his list, thanks ...

GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador (AP) — Warm morning light reflects from the remains of a natural rock arch near Darwin Island, one of the most remote islands in the Galapagos. In clear, deep blue water, ...

Rick Rodriguez and his friends went on a boat journey from the Galapagos to French Polynesia. About two weeks into the trip, the group found themselves stranded for 10 hours in the middle of the ...