Watson was visiting Guy Savy, the owner of Bird Island, Seychelles, when the very large tortoise approached them. As Guy tells the story: “We were having fun naming our newfound friend.

The Seychelles offers more than a dreamy honeymoon retreat — the archipelago is home to plants and animals found nowhere else on earth.

This is a fossilized coral — one of dozens scattered across the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Seychelles. It is a piece of history, hidden in plain sight. It tells of a time 125,000 years ago ...

By Malavika Vyawahare In 2019, scientists set out to map the extent of seagrass in Seychelles, an island nation off the ...