It’s one of the most remote places on Earth, host to unique and abundant wildlife and perhaps offers the best big-game ...

The Galápagos Islands today are located in very young oceanic crust. The Galápagos triple junction, where the Pacific, Nazca and Cocos plates meet, lies roughly 700 miles to the west.

Some of the animals “likely arrived during recent El Niño phenomena” when ocean currents “temporarily reversed” direction, the study said.

Despite the islands’ seclusion and conservation-related restrictions, a trip to the archipelago is within reach of many travelers.

A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday.

The Ecuadorian navy says five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea have arrived at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat.

Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a tuna boat, the Ecuadorian navy said on X.

A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday. Goliath became a father for the first time earlier this month, zoo officials said.

A South Florida zoo's oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday.

A South Florida zoo’s oldest resident celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day on Sunday.

Goliath, a 517-pound Galapagos tortoise at Zoo Miami, celebrated his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day on Sunday.