#Galápagos Islands

Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network Conservationists are rejoicing over the discovery of a giant tortoise species which has been thought to be extinct for 100 years. According to a statement that was released by Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment, this giant tortoise has not

Source: Sunny Skyz A giant tortoise believed to be extinct for over 100 years has been discovered on the Galapagos island of Fernandina. The announcement was made by Ecuador’s environment minister Marcelo Mata. An adult female was found by an expedition led by the Galapagos Parks authority and

Author: Robby Berman / Source: Big Think Most of the ocean floor is inaccessible to seismologists. Much can be learned about the inside of Earth by listening to earthquakes. Ingenious new floating sensors are changing the ocean seismology game. They’re called MERMAIDs. They’re drifting

Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network It has been almost 200 years since land iguanas were seen on this region of the Galapagos Islands – but thanks to an intensive park restoration project, the reptile has just been reintroduced to its natural habitat once more. The land iguana

Author: Cara Giaimo / Source: Atlas Obscura The Galapagos archipelago is famous for its diversity of creatures. The “little world within itself,” as Charles Darwin once put it, is home to everything from giant tortoises to pale pink iguanas. As new research reveals, even the humble tomatoes are