travelers recommend heading to Bartolomé or Isabela Island (for Galapagos penguins) and North Seymour Island (for blue-footed boobies and frigatebirds). Other islands worth checking out include ...

Remains of the reptiles were found in a national park on Isabela, the largest island of the Galapagos archipelago. Killing the endangered animals has been banned since 1933 but more than a dozen ...

and Isabela Island, home to the Galapagos penguin (the only penguin species found north of the equator). Most visitors will also stop at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island.

The course takes place primarily on Isla Santa Cruz with a few days spent on Isabela Island. Prior to and following the field experience in the Galápagos, students will complete coursework via Canvas, ...

Charles Darwin once described Isabela as "the most desolate of the Galápagos Islands". Now, more than 100,000 tourists visit the white sandy beaches of this "almost extraterrestrial outpost ...

Birds flock not far from a volcano on Isabella Island ... explain the continued activity of volcanoes on the various Galapagos Islands. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Four larger islands – Santa Cruz, Isabela, San Cristóbal and Floreana – boast towns with shops, restaurants and hotels, making them great jumping-off points for day trips to sights like ...

Only about 1,000 pairs of flightless cormorants occur on just two islands: Fernandina and Isabela. The bird adapted to dive for its food. El Niño disrupts the birds’ food supply, raising ...

SAN DIEGO — For many divers, the Galapagos Islands represent the ultimate destination. San Diego diver Brian Zach recently ...