The heat wave that blanketed much of the country with soaring temperatures and sticky humidity all weekend did not spare the Vineyard, where hundreds flocked to cooling shoreside places.

The three out of four closest planets to the Sun have all but disappeared from our view.

One of the many fun things about watching birds is the opportunity to observe unexpected and perplexing behaviors.

The little green worm-like creatures looked like caterpillars, crawled like caterpillars and ate voraciously like caterpillars.

A leatherback sea turtle that had become entangled was rescued Sunday by the Vineyard Haven harbor master and the Wampanoag tribe natural resources department.

Tonight’s gibbous moon appears near the bright planet Jupiter and the brilliant red star Antares.