arid scrubland with tree-sized opuntia cactus; the dark tubular habitats of the island’s lava tubes; rocky intertidal zones dotted with marine iguanas; and turquoise seascapes patrolled by pelican ...

The Grants study the evolution of Darwin's finches on the Galapagos Islands. The birds have been ... eating seeds buried under the soil, and the tree finch has a parrot-shaped beak suited for ...

Its startling biodiversity has earned it the nickname "Galapagos of the Indian Ocean" - a nod to Ecuador's famous Pacific island chain whose ... is the blood dragon tree - a striking, umbrella ...

On board La Pinta, we visited five of the eastern Galapagos islands, from the arid cactus tree landscape of South Plaza to ...