A Galápagos bird species is stunning behaviorists with their “freewheeling” lifestyles. Described in the journal PLOS One, ...

The Accidental Arrival That Changed Everything The islands are volcanic in origin and were never attached to any continent.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While actual road rage is primarily a human trait, some birds on the ...

SALT LAKE CITY – Students at the University of Utah have discovered a method that will allow endangered birds to protect their young from deadly parasites. A research group from the school was in the ...

The archipelago is what scientists refer to as an endemic bird area: a location where at least two species breed that can be found nowhere else. BirdLife International, a conservation alliance working ...

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS -- A year ago, Sven introduced you to the unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands, along with some of the great work the U of M's Raptor Center was doing to save Galapagos Hawks.

From 2010 to 2013, Anna Traveset of the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies in Esporles, Spain, and colleagues visited 12 of the Galapagos’ largest islands during February and March, the ...

Researchers explained that traffic sounds may drown out birdsong, forcing the animals to become physically aggressive when protecting their territory Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff ...

In the 1990s, the fly Philornis downsi was accidentally introduced to the Galapagos Islands, probably in a shipment of fruit. The adult flies are harmless enough as invaders go, but their kids are a ...

The Galapagos Islands may have inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, but scientists fear some of the species he observed may not be capable of adapting to new environmental challenges.

In the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, a small creature was missing for 190 years until its rediscovery. Irene Wright McClatchy News Nearly two centuries ago on a little archipelago off ...

BOBBY DAY: (Singing) Tweedilly, tweedilly, deet. Tweedilly, dillidy, deet. Tweedilly, tweedilly, deet. UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Time now for "Talkin' Birds." UNIDENTIFIED ...