Times-Standard

Lori Dengler | The Galápagos Islands: A unique collision of tectonics, currents, and evolution

I just returned home from an adventure in Ecuador, the highlight was two weeks on a boat exploring the Galápagos Islands. As an earth scientist, there’s always a geologic story wherever I visit, but ...

Defying Darwin's theory of evolution: The Galápagos tomatoes that grew in reverse direction

Galápagos wild tomatoes are rewriting evolutionary history, exhibiting a 'reverse evolution' by reactivating ancient genetic ...
The New York Times

Ecuador says it will extend protections around the Galápagos Islands.

President Guillermo Lasso said his government had agreed with Ecuador’s fishery, tourism and conservation sectors to establish a marine reserve of more than 23,000 square miles. By Marc Santora and ...
insider.si.edu

The Ecuador reader : history, culture, politics / edited by Carlos de la Torre and Steve Striffler

1. Conquest And Colonial Rule: Ecuador's pre-columbian past / Tamara Bray -- Ancestors, grave robbers, and the possible antecedents of canari "inca-ism" / Frank Salomon -- Building a life in colonial ...

The Galapagos Islands: Learning to care for it, just like the locals

A trio of sea lions frolicked in front of us as we snorkeled on the coast of the Galapagos Islands. A sea turtle glided by a few meters from us, unfazed by our presence. A school of orange and silver ...