For the past 50 years, the Galapagos Islands have been at the heart of a restoration and conservation program.

Thousands of fossils from the La Brea tar pits in California show no signs of mammals and birds evolving in response to ...

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The Galapagos Island tortoises are famous throughout the world. These giants from a bygone age are unique and found nowhere ...

Four adorable western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise babies are now on display at Philadelphia Zoo after their 100-year-old 'Mommy' reproduced for the first time.

The year is 1830. William IV has ascended the British throne and Andrew Jackson is US president. France is in revolt after Charles X attempted to restore the absolute power of the monarchy. Joseph ...

Galapagos tortoises are true giants of the reptile world ... which helped him develop his theory of evolution by natural selection. However, it wasn't long after Darwin's visit that human activities, ...

Galapagos Tortoises are among the most iconic animals ... It was this adaptation that inspired and shaped Darwin's theory of evolution that changed the way we looked at the world and at ourselves.

Hundreds of endangered giant tortoises have been returned to the ... also known as the inspiration for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. The scientist visited the now-World Heritage site ...

A volcano has erupted on an island in the Galápagos where the last known survivor of a species of giant tortoise was discovered ... Darwin develop his theory of evolution. There are no humans ...

A Paradise for Reptiles: Lizards, Snakes, and Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos Islands ... s lifelong interest in vertebrate paleontology, evolution, and the history of science, as well as ...