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.

Recent Articles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Lon Tweeten , Emily Barone and Elijah Wolfson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Wing 2ND FLOOR Marc Short Assistant to the President and director of...

By Zeke J Miller and Lon Tweeten

These 59 Countries Had a Woman Leader Before the United States

From Sri Lanka to Argentina

By Abigail Abrams and Lon Tweeten

See What Winter Will Be Like Where You Live

This winter follows a string of record warm temperatures this year

By Justin Worland and Lon Tweeten

How We Can Finally Get to Mars

It won’t be easy, but there’s a way

By Jeffrey Kluger and Lon Tweeten

How Science Can Change Your Genes

Behind the revolutionary new gene-editing technology

By Alice Park , Lon Tweeten and Alexandra Sifferlin

Should You Be Eating Bugs Instead of Meat?

Crickets have as much protein as pork—if you eat enough of them

By Mandy Oaklander and Lon Tweeten
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