Over the weekend, a Texas aerospace company made history with the first successful landing on the moon by a private firm.

The Galapagos Rail had not been seen on this island since Charles Darwin's visit to the archipelago in 1835, until now.

When Fray Tomás de Berlanga first landed on the Galapagos Islands in 1535, he wasn’t impressed by the dry, volcanic landscape ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Before they were the Galápagos, they were Las Encantadas—“the enchanted ones”—warty islands laced with foam, flowing lava, and odd animals. “Man and wolf alike disown them,” wrote ...

By Bobby Bascomb The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since ...

A bird seen by Charles Darwin on his visit to Floreana island in 1835 has been observed in the wild there for the first time ...

The Galápagos Rail ( Laterallus spilonota) is a ground-dwelling species that is extremely vulnerable to predators. The ...

After arriving by boat or via plane at Seymour Airport, which is just north of Santa Cruz on Baltra Island, you can look for animals like giant tortoises, marine iguanas, whitetip sharks and manta ...