The SS United States broke trans-Atlantic speed records. On Wednesday, it was sunk off the Florida coast and will become a diving destination and home for marine life.
Activists unsucessfully fought for the historic liner - which crossed the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of times - to be preserved and turned into a museum.
Minas Gerais’ biodiversity sent Charles Darwin into ecstasies, but the area has always been dominated by mining. Now ecotourism offers a lifeline
The Atlantic crossing to Spain's Canary Islands remains dangerous for migrants seeking a better life
Business & Economy
What does Elon Musk have to show for his nearly $500 million in campaign spending in the midterms? According to Charlie Warzel, staff writer with The Atlantic, “not a heck of a lot.”
Trump’s rout could be part of a democratic spring that began in Hungary. But will it extend to the French elections next May? asks Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
Politics & Governance
Jonathan Freedland and Alexandra Petri of the Atlantic run through this election cycle’s most effective ad campaigns, surprising allies and embarrassing gaffes
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Science & Climate
More than 20 inches of rain fell in parts of Florida’s central Atlantic coast Monday, triggering widespread flash flooding a day before Election Day.
The main system of Atlantic currents may be weakening. How will that impact our climate?
Stand Atlantic’s new album Godbreath delivers some beauties.
Stand Atlantic’s new album Godbreath delivers some beauties.
Technology
Charlie Warzel at The Atlantic interviewed Ondřej Surý, the man almost single-handedly responsible for packaging up the patch for this week’s vulnerabilities. It’s a fascinating conversation, from Surý‘s odd nonchalance about saving the web to his concern that for-profit companies are exploiting open-source. But he hopes that this AI-assisted discovery will lead to a change: > … Everything’s moving fast now, and it’s taking a toll on the people who are defending the stuff. At the same time, maybe this is the turning point where we actually start caring about this … I might be wrong, but I’m an optimist that people will finally realize that we can’t go like this forever. This has been a disaster waiting to happen for a really, really long time.
World News
Jonathan, a giant tortoise who has lived on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena for almost two centuries, could hold the key to a longer life.
World News
In the past decade, many more great white sharks are being seen in Canada's Atlantic waters. What's drawing them so far north?
Authorities spared no effort in preparation for the Atlantic storm after criticism following January's Storm Kristin.