Lon Tweeten

Lon Tweeten is the graphics director at TIME. His infographics and animations cover news topics including science, health, technology, and sports. He has won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service as well as a number of other infographic awards including several from The Society for News Design.

An Animated Guide to the Rare 2024 Cicada Co-Emergence

It will be the first time since 1803—when Thomas Jefferson was President—that these particular broods simultaneously emerge.

By Solcyré Burga and Lon Tweeten April 17, 2024

What Abortion Laws Look Like in the U.S. One Year After the Fall of Roe v. Wade

TIME compiled data about abortion restrictions in all 50 states and D.C.

By Sanya Mansoor and Lon Tweeten June 21, 2023

The Numbers That May Have Convinced Elon Musk That Twitter Was Worth $44 Billion

Elon Musk is anything but conventional. Typically, when companies (or multi-billionaires) spend boatloads of money on acquisitions, they take their time reviewing internal documents and financial statements that aren’t available to the public—before making their...

By John Simons and Lon Tweeten April 28, 2022

An Animated Guide to This Year's Massive Brood X Cicada Emergence

Trillions of the insects are about to emerge across the eastern U.S.

By Lon Tweeten and Rebecca Katzman May 12, 2021

29 Numbers That Show How the Pandemic Has Changed Our Lives

It was a year ago that COVID-19 pandemic seized control of our lives. While essential workers remained on the job, the rest of America, confined to quarters, tried to come to terms with a life...

By Emily Barone and Lon Tweeten March 17, 2021

Carbon Emissions Dropped Due to Coronavirus. Can It Last?

COVID-19 has brought much of the world came to a screeching halt. International borders have been shuttered, families have kept close to home, and governments have ordered businesses to close their doors. To see the...

By TIME Staff , Emily Barone , Lon Tweeten , Chris Wilson and Tara Law July 9, 2020

How Remdesivir Fights COVID-19 Inside the Body

On May 1, the U.S Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency-use authorization of remdesivir, an experimental anti-viral drug. With this clearance, doctors in the U.S. are now allowed to use the drug to treat...

By Emily Barone and Lon Tweeten May 21, 2020

A Timeline of How the Wuhan Coronavirus Has Spread—And How the World Has Reacted

A new virus has emerged from central China, infecting thousands with severe respiratory illness and killing dozens. Health officials, doctors and researchers are scrambling to contain the outbreak.Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter by...

By Lon Tweeten , Emily Barone and Elijah Wolfson January 30, 2020

Greed, Weather and Inexperience: See How Mount Everest's Deadly Season Compares to Past Years

Expert climbers blame greed, inexperience and bad weather

By Emily Barone and Lon Tweeten June 11, 2019

This Map Shows Where Americans Are Being Told 'Do Not Travel' in Mexico

The State Department is urging Americans to avoid these areas

By Julia Zorthian and Lon Tweeten January 11, 2018

Why Total Solar Eclipses Are So Rare

A total solar eclipse occurs on a given spot on the planet only once every 375 years

By Lon Tweeten and Jeffrey Kluger July 6, 2017

Teens Are Getting More Depressed But Using Fewer Drugs

The latest report compiles information on substance use, as well as treatment, reported in 2015 from two large national surveys.

By Lon Tweeten and Alice Park June 12, 2017

This Graphic Shows Why President Trump’s Border Wall Won’t Stop Immigrants From Crossing

It likely won't be enough to deter migrants who are already risking their lives, experts say

By Emily Barone and Lon Tweeten May 16, 2017

Why Bacteria Are More Threatening Than Ever

The stories are harrowing: people with simple cuts who get exposed to bacteria can end up with life-threatening, and sometimes even life-ending, infections. Antibiotics were supposed to prevent these infections and deaths. But in the...

By Alice Park and Lon Tweeten May 5, 2017

See Who Sits Closest to President Trump in the White House

This map shows the people Trump keeps close in the West Wing

By Zeke J Miller and Lon Tweeten February 2, 2017

These Are the President’s Key Players

Competing power centers are nothing new in the West Wing. Here are some of the key players in relation to the President.West Wing2ND FLOORMarc ShortAssistant to the President and director of legislative affairsDon McGahnWhite House...