These creatures, fine-tuned to life on harsh isles, seemingly can weather anything, even time itself. Suddenly Witman breaks the surface. “It’s beginning,” he tells me with a grimace.

I’m drawn from my bed at dawn, lured by something deep and impossible to ignore – an evolutionary impulse, perhaps – to the ...

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 ...

Lowland Streaked Tenrec is a spiny mammal that's native to Madagascar. It's unique black and yellow appearance and quirky ...

There will be many opportunities to snorkel and dive, and catch a glimpse of creatures like giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies and marine iguanas. Four larger islands – Santa Cruz, Isabela ...

Here, a bluechin parrotfish (Scarus ghobban) glides near a ‘cleaning station’ where reef fish allow smaller creatures to feed on parasites clinging to their skin. Image by Erik Hoffner for ...