Their scaly skin resembles volcanic rock, their backs are ridged with a row of spikes, and they have extremely long, curved ...

They enthralled sailors. They inspired Darwin. Then, by the mid 19th-century, the iconic Floreana tortoise was gone. Here’s how a group of persistent scientists unlocked the secrets to bringing them ...

Considering the tremendous efforts underway to save the Galápagos giant tortoise from extinction, it was a curious set of circumstances that found two esteemed veterinarians from Georgia 2,400 miles ...

For $50 a person, the Metro Richmond Zoo is offering turtle-ly awesome 30 minute experiences with these Galapagos tortoises.

I thought Ron Howard couldn’t get any darker than his 2003 Western The Missing, but with his latest Eden he comes pretty ...

Dramatic, weird, funny undersea photos celebrating our oceans' wonders, the human connection with the sea and its creatures ...

Biologists in the US have shown for the first time that global biodiversity is concentrated within a few disproportionately ...

Islands are universally loved. The world island alone is steeped in romanticism, conjuring up images of swaying palms, sugary white beaches and turquoise lagoons on isolated idylls, where the pace of ...

In this special issue of the NACLA Report, we critically examine the rise of green capitalism in the region in the lead-up to ...