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The critically endangered pink land iguana is limited to just a four-miles-square area of on Isabela Island.
islands

For One Photographer, Reptiles Rule the Galápagos

Lucas Bustamante wants you to fall in love.
Winnie Lee February 21, 2020
<em>Solanum galapagense</em>, one of two species of tomato native to the Galapagos.
genetics

Galapagos Tomatoes Are Surprisingly Pest-Resistant

New research reveals that they can protect themselves from a number of common bugs.
Cara Giaimo April 27, 2018
Skate eggs, like this deep sea example, are known as "mermaid purses."
underwater

Found: A Natural Egg-Incubator in the Deep Ocean

Who knew hydrothermal vents make such great nurseries?
Vittoria Traverso February 9, 2018
A hammerhead shark nursery in the Galápagos Islands.
underwater

Found: A Hammerhead Shark Nursery

Another natural wonder in the Galápagos Islands.
Vittoria Traverso January 30, 2018
The most recently discovered <em>Archaeopteryx</em> fossil is also the oldest.
animals

Found: Evidence That Archaeopteryx Evolved Like Darwin's Finches

When southern Germany was an archipelago, these bird-like dinos may have specialized by island.
Vittoria Traverso January 26, 2018