A bimonthly newsletter of the Creation Research Society. This Web version of Creation Matters lacks the photos and special graphics found only in the print version which is automatically sent to members of the CRS along with the peer-reviewed CRS Quarterly . Many years have passed since Darwin published his book. Unfortunately all too few people, be they creationist or evolutionist, have contrasted Darwin's conclusions with the facts about Galapagos. Setting the stage Huddled together in the Pacific, about 960 kilometers west of South America, the Galapagos Archipelago consists of 29 major islands as well as numerous tinier pieces of real estate.
Most islands are small and situated close to other islands.
Often several species share one habitat. Because of this problem, generations of science students have been taught that island archipelagos are the favoured site for evolutionary divergence or adaptive radiation. This information would help assess how separate the populations on the islands really are. Peter and Rosemary Grant, in their recent studies on the Galapagos finches, are widely credited with having documented evolution at work. Evolution by natural selection has been caught in flagrante delicto and at last scientifically tested in the raw.