One such observer was Charles Darwin in his time. It was here, while exploring the flora and fauna of the archipelago, that the famous naturalist first thought about evolutionary theory and made his ...

Charles Darwin embarked on the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos Archipelago, where he observed unique species of plants and ...

The birth of tortoises native to Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos increases their U.S. population from 44 to 48. A few ...

A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is "overjoyed" at the ...

Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932. By Sopan Deb Congratulations are in order for Mommy, a Galápagos ...

What sets their hookups apart are the child custody arrangements. Darwin’s frogs, named after Charles Darwin, who spotted them in 1834 while exploring Chiloé Island in Chile, take an approach ...

“Philadelphia Zoo’s vision is that those hatchlings will be a part of a thriving population of Galapagos tortoises on our healthy planet 100 years from now.” The Galápagos once hosted 15 ...

April 4 (UPI) --The Philadelphia Zoo announced the hatching of four critically endangered Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises, the first of their species to hatch at the facility in its history.

Like Queen Elizabeth, she loves horses and a great tiara moment. ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP via Getty; Shutterstock King Charles and Queen Camilla are celebrating 20 years of marriage on April 9 Prince ...

King Charles has canceled a series of scheduled events due to briefly being hospitalized following routine cancer treatments. The 76-year-old King Charles, who publicly announced his cancer ...