An island in the Galápagos is making its ecological comeback thanks to a burgeoning tortoise population. These tortoises, the children and grandchildren of Diego, one of the archipelago’s most famous icons, are helping shape the native vegetation and restore an ecosystem in disrepair.
Read more: BBC Future
A deadly water mold — a relative of the pathogen that causes potato blight — is devastating what’s left of the South Atlantic island’s endemic trees. Scientists are racing against time to save these plants from extinction.
Read more: Hakai Magazine
