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Medicare Will Not Fully Cover Aduhelm, the Controversial—and Costly—Alzheimer's Disease Drug
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / AP
Surgeons Transplant Pig Heart Into Human Patient For the First Time Ever
By Carla K. Johnson / AP
The James Webb Space Telescope's Mission Is Unfolding As Expected
By Jeffrey Kluger
There's a Way to End Energy Poverty—And It Has the Side Effect of Making Fossil Fuels Obsolete
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on China, the ISS, Artemis
The administrator opens up to TIME
By Jeffrey Kluger
January 5, 2022
AI Can Now Craft Jokes—But It's No Laughing Matter
Don’t you hate it,” says Jon the Robot, gesturing with tiny articulated arms at an expectant crowd, “when you’re trying to solve inverse kinematics equations to pick up a cup and then you get ‘Error...
By Corinne Purtill
January 4, 2022
Inside the Project to Genetically Modify Rice to Emit Fewer Greenhouse Gases
A cup of tea in 2006 changed genetic engineering forever. Jill Banfield, a University of California at Berkeley ecosystem scientist and 1999 MacArthur Foundation fellow, had become curious in 2006 about mysterious repeating DNA sequences...
By Eric Roston / Bloomberg
January 3, 2022
China Tells U.S.: Protect Our Space Station from Satellites
The call comes after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX nearly struck the station
By Associated Press
December 29, 2021
NASA Quietly Had a Stellar Year
From the James Webb Space Telescope to the Perseverance rover, the agency had win after win in 2021
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 26, 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope Is Finally Off Planet Earth
'When you want a big reward, you have to usually take a big risk.'
By Associated Press
December 25, 2021
Breaking Down the Mostly Real Science Behind
Don’t Look Up
Adam McKay's new Netflix comedy may be a farce, but much of the science around how to prevent a comet from colliding with Earth is based in reality
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 21, 2021
The Most Powerful Telescope Ever Built Is Ready to Unlock the Mysteries of the Cosmos
The Hubble's successor is years late and billions over budget, but it might just be worth it
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 20, 2021
Increasing Arctic Fires Are Melting Permafrost That Keeps Carbon Underground
Few things signal something's gone haywire on the planet quite like frozen land on fire. Now scientists have determined that Arctic fires, even milder ones, can reshape a landscape for decades, in ways that may...
By Eric Roston / Bloomberg
December 13, 2021
Arctic Rain Will Soon Be More Common Than Arctic Snowfall
When rain—not snow—fell on the highest point of Greenland’s ice sheet this August for the first time in recorded history, it was considered a worrying anomaly related to the regions’ changing climate. Now, a new...
By Aryn Baker
December 1, 2021
How Your Post-Thanksgiving Diet Could Help Save the Planet
Cutting out meat and dairy can shrink your carbon footprint along with your waistline
By Aryn Baker
November 24, 2021
Fusion Finally Finds Its Place in the Sun
One of my favorite bar signs is the one that promises “Free beer tomorrow.” That’s how I’ve always thought of nuclear fusion—a (theoretically) cheap, pollution-free and inexhaustible energy source, the promise of which has pretty...
By Aryn Baker
November 24, 2021
Space Junk Could Be Creating No-Go Zones for Satellites
“Dramatic increases in space collisions" are expected in a few years, a former NASA administrator told U.S. lawmakers
By Todd Shields / Bloomberg
November 18, 2021
Surf and Turf: How Seaweed Helps Cows Become Better Climate Citizens
Getting calories out of grass is not easy. That’s why cows and other ruminants, like goats and sheep, have multiple compartments in their stomachs to help them digest their food. One of those stomachs is...
By Aryn Baker
November 17, 2021
Why It Feels So Hard to Understand What Happened at COP26
The overarching narrative emerging from COP26 is complicated, but there are some clear takeaways from the global climate conference
By Justin Worland
November 17, 2021
Nuclear Reactors Could Hold the Key to a Green Future
On a conference-room whiteboard in the heart of Silicon Valley, Jacob DeWitte sketches his startup’s first product. In red marker, it looks like a beer can in a Koozie, stuck with a crazy straw. In...
By Andrew Blum
November 16, 2021
As More Companies Make Net-Zero Pledges, Some Aren’t as Good as They Sound
As companies scramble to declare their commitments to a net-zero future, greenwashing strategies will likely become more commonplace
By Eloise Barry
November 15, 2021
Why Keeping Oil and Gas in the Ground Is Still Controversial
"Leaders from important countries have been forced to take a stance on this"
By Alejandro de la Garza
November 15, 2021
The Infrastructure Plan Is Rolling Out Electric School Buses
Assembly line workers at the Thomas Built school bus factory in High Point, North Carolina are over the moon about the new infrastructure bill—specifically Title XI, Section 71101. Buried deep in the 2,702-page document approved...
By Alejandro de la Garza
November 15, 2021
Number of People That Have Walked on Moon Will Grow: Musk
Musk is also the founder of SpaceX, which has emerged as a space leader
By Bloomberg
November 14, 2021
COP26 Ends With Nobody Really Happy
Climate negotiators at COP26 have signed an agreement—but it's not likely to leave many countries truly satisfied.
By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland
November 13, 2021
At COP26, It’s Domestic Politics, Stupid
At COP26, it has become clear that domestic politics are getting in the way of taking the action on climate change that science calls for
By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland
November 12, 2021
How Gratitude Can Help Combat Climate Change
Climate change is the defining issue of our era. World leaders have come together to align on global goals, companies are judged by their environmental impact, and millions of ordinary people have marched in the...
By Andrew Serazin
November 12, 2021
Earth Has a Second Moon—For Another 300 Years, At Least
And we just learned where it came from
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 11, 2021
The Shipping Industry Sets Sail for Net-Zero Future at COP26
If the industry were a country, it would be the sixth largest CO2 emitter in the world, on par with Germany
By Aryn Baker/Glasgow, Scotland
November 11, 2021
The Youngest Negotiating Team at COP26 has a Message for Other Countries
When Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez went to his first round of U.N. climate negotiations as part of Panama’s delegation in 2015, his colleagues told him not to talk about his age, in case it made...
By Ciara Nugent/Glasgow
November 10, 2021
Counting a Carbon Footprint One Meal At a Time
Does knowing the carbon count of different menu items make a difference?
By Aryn Baker/Glasgow
November 9, 2021
Sylvia Earle Wants to Let You Befriend a Lobster
"Most people only see the surface of the ocean. They don’t know what’s underneath."
By Aryn Baker
November 6, 2021
I Traveled the World to Witness the End of Winter
For a century and a half, melting snow and ice have been the most recognizable visual evidence of climate change. You can see it in the Arctic Ocean, where the first ice-free summer in two...
By Porter Fox
November 5, 2021
Nuclear Power Is COP26's Quiet Controversy
In the midst of the COP26 climate talks yesterday, U.S. and Romanian officials stepped aside for a session in the conference's Blue Zone, establishing an agreement for U.S. company NuScale to build a new kind...
By Alejandro de la Garza
November 5, 2021
We Can Beat Climate Change If We Do One Thing Fast
Now, finally, much of the world has become convinced, first-hand, that global warming is not only real but heating up more rapidly than we expected, unleashing irreversible impacts. Many people feel despair and helplessness in...
By Saul Griffith
November 4, 2021
Watch: A Pet Turtle's Pursuit of Happiness in 'Snowy'
Filmmakers Kaitlyn Schwalje and Alex Wolf Lewis decided to make a movie about Snowy the pet turtle after spending Thanksgiving with him one year. Their short documentary is both an investigation into animal happiness and...
November 4, 2021
How Banks Prep for Climate Change Could Save More Than Money
One Friday afternoon a decade ago, crisis struck Japan. First came a 9.1-magnitude earthquake, the country’s largest ever recorded. That triggered a massive tsunami, which washed away entire towns. The tsunami then caused a meltdown...
By Emily Barone
November 4, 2021
A Comet May Have Exploded Over Chile 12,000 Years Ago—and it Could Happen Again
New research holds warnings for the future
By Jeffrey Kluger
November 3, 2021
Greenwashing on Facebook: How the World's Biggest Polluters Use Social Media to Obfuscate on Climate Change
Darren Woods carefully read his opening statement when he testified via video link in U.S. Congress last week, only occasionally looking up to make eye contact. Later that day, the ExxonMobil CEO made headlines when...
By Thomas Lewton and Alice McCool
November 3, 2021
A Methane Pledge Is the First Good News Out of COP26. Nothing Else Will Be as Easy
Tuesday’s announcement that more than 100 countries have joined a U.S. and E.U.-led coalition to cut 30% of methane emissions by 2030 injected a welcome burst of energy into the COP 26 meetings in Glasgow...
By Aryn Baker / Glasgow, Scotland
November 3, 2021
The Cow That Could Feed the Planet
The cows in Farmer John’s pasture lead an idyllic life. They roam through tree-shaded meadows, tearing up mouthfuls of clover while nursing their calves in tranquility. Tawny brown, compact and muscular, they are Limousins, a...
By Aryn Baker/Maastricht, Netherlands
November 2, 2021
One Big Reason Why COP26 Actually Matters
From the outside—and sometimes from the inside also—annual U.N. climate conferences known as COPs can seem like a bunch of aimless talk. For more than three decades, the U.N. has held these conferences, and the...
By Justin Worland / Glasgow, Scotland
November 2, 2021
The Long History of Vaccinating Kids in School
Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11, the Biden Administration has signaled that it will rely on a “trusted messenger” to get...
By Tara Law
November 1, 2021
Gas Prices and Energy Bills Are Going Up. Will COP26 Help Bring Them Down Again?
Your energy bills are probably going up. The average price of gasoline in the U.S. is currently $3.38 a gallon, 56% more than a year ago. This winter, the roughly half of U.S. homes heated...
By Ciara Nugent
October 29, 2021
Economic Growth and Carbon Emissions Used to Go Together. In Some Countries, That's Changing
When negotiators from almost 200 countries gather in Glasgow from Oct. 31 for the most important U.N. climate summit since 2015, the priority will be agreeing on how fast each country should cut its carbon...
By Ciara Nugent
October 29, 2021
Why TIME Dedicated an Issue to the Global Climate Fight
20,000 delegates from 196 countries head to Glasgow for the most important global gathering on climate change in years
By Edward Felsenthal
October 28, 2021
Here Are the Goals of the COP26 Climate Change Meetings—and Where the World Stands in Accomplishing Them
This week, thousands of ministers and diplomats from across the world are descending on an event campus in Glasgow, Scotland for the most important climate conference in recent years—and perhaps the most significant international meeting...
By Alejandro de la Garza
October 28, 2021
John Kerry Is Bringing America Back Into the Climate Fight
John Kerry can feel the heat. It’s a sunny mid-July day in Naples, Italy, and we’re sitting on the roof of his hotel overlooking the Mediterranean. As tourists on the other side of the patio...
By Justin Worland/Naples. Italy
October 28, 2021
Meet the Man Who Defines the Energy Markets—And Wants the World to Go Clean
As the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol oversees research on trends that define energy markets. When Birol speaks, energy companies and policymakers around the world listen, informing decisions that determine how humans...
By Justin Worland
October 28, 2021
Barbados' Prime Minister Has a Message for Rich Countries
In the battle to slow down climate change, countries like Barbados are on the “front line,” says Prime Minister Mia Mottley. The island is threatened by rising sea levels and extreme weather events like hurricanes that...
By Jennifer Duggan
October 28, 2021
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