Pest control Which nest is best to eliminate a blood-sucking pest? Scientists seeking to help endangered Galapagos Islands birds survive a deadly parasitic threat put that question to the test.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Which nest is best to eliminate a blood-sucking pest? Scientists seeking to help endangered Galapagos Islands birds survive a deadly parasitic threat put that question to the ...

The reason why the find is important to science is because this represents the first empirical observance of an animal undergoing speciation. The find has come about after biologists have been ...

Scientists are working hard to thwart a blood-sucking fly that is decimating populations of the charismatic finches that helped Charles Darwin formulate the theory of evolution. The avian vampire fly, ...

Darwin's finches on the Galápagos Islands are once again providing insights into the theory of evolution, with two studies investigating their dealings with the parasitic avian vampire fly (Philornis ...

On the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin's observations led to his evolutionary theory, scientists are now reporting that they're witnessing a single species splitting into two, according to a ...

One group of finches on Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos may become a new textbook example of the way in which two species emerge from one while still living together. Early ideas for explaining how ...

Bringing home fellas that look just like dad might be a red flag to some. But for Galápagos finches, a pairing like this might just do papa proud. ByKatherine J. Wu Monday, October 22, 2018 NOVA ...

On some of the Galapagos Islands where human-introduced predators of Darwin's finches were eradicated over a decade ago, the finches are still acting as though they are in danger, according to ...

Yes, there is such a thing as a vampire finch. By Joshua Sokol For half the year, a little brown bird on the northernmost islands of the Galápagos uses its wickedly sharp beak to pick at seeds, nectar ...