The Atlantic will take a rest for a little while. Here's why, and when it could perk up again.

A captain who was in the area describes the weather when the Bayesian superyacht sank during a storm Monday off the coast of Sicily. Investigators believe it was hit by a waterspout. Fifteen people survived and one body was found Monday. The search for six missing continued Tuesday, with specialized cave divers helping. British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was among the missing.

In order to protect the site, visitors are not allowed at this national monument. But you can visit virtually.

The banana you buy every week at the grocery store may be heading toward functional extinction. But scientists think they may have a way to save the fruit.

The hotly anticipated dual cicada emergence has come and gone, but another pest may just be getting warmed up.