Photos: The Richness of Life in Our Oceans

Olivier Morin / AFP / Getty A male orca chases a baitball of herring near Spildra Island, in northern Norway, on November 3, 2025. Dozens of killer whales and their…

The Atlantic Announces Marc Novicoff and Nancy Walecki as Staff Writers, Michael Zelenko as Senior Editor, and James Kirchick as Contributing Writer

The Atlantic is announcing four new roles and promotions in the newsroom: Marc Novicoff and Nancy Walecki as staff writers, both moving from editor roles at The Atlantic; Michael Zelenko…

All the Cool Kids Are Birding

Not long before the sun rose on a Saturday in May, five men in their mid-20s were standing alongside an unassuming wetland in New Jersey, searching for birds. Ryan Zucker,…

An Iran Agreement Honored Only in the Breach

The U.S.-Iran war was supposed to be over when President Trump signed a memorandum of understanding last month at a dinner table in the Lower Gallery of Versailles. But Trump…

You Don’t Need to Vote for Socialists to Get Universal Health Care

The Trump administration is implementing the most sweeping rollback of social spending in American history. Millions of Americans are being thrown off Medicaid. The president and his Republican allies in…

Who Really Controls the Strait of Hormuz?

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in…

The Bizarre Partnership Between the U.S. and Venezuela

James Story, America’s last chargé d’affaires in Venezuela before the embassy closed in 2019, left after the foreign minister passed along a message. The warning was stark, Story told me:…

Marco Rubio’s Disappearing Signal Chat

Sign up for Inside the Trump Presidency, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump term. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, like most federal officials, is legally required to retain…

The Shooter in Maine Was a New ICE Recruit

Late last night, at the end of a day that started with the killing of a 26-year-old Colombian man in Maine, the second fatal shooting involving a vehicle stop in…

Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster

Source: YouTube Summary As they scramble to keep their systems online, AI companies are making things expensive for the rest of us. Large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude…