The Planet Mercury Has Been Shrinking—More Than Scientists Expected
Timeby Jeffrey Kluger28d ago
Mercury is nobody’s idea of a big cosmic deal. The solar system’s smallest planet, it measures just 3,023 miles across—or barely 3.6% of the 88,846 mi.
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top 74%Voters Are Turning to AI for Election Help. The Answers Aren't Always Right
Timeby Naomi Nix28d ago
After years of Google restricting Gemini’s ability to answer users’ questions about major elections, the tech giant is shifting tactics.
AI Is Developing a Culture of Its Own. That Could Be Dangerous
Timeby Tharin Pillay28d ago
In July, 700 AI agents worked together to hack the AI company Hugging Face. Dubbing themselves a “swarm,” the agents found and exploited a series of security vulnerabilities, enabling them to...
Thousands of Food-Packaging Chemicals Lack Safety Data
Timeby Veronique Greenwood28d ago
We don’t often look with suspicion at the plastic wrapping a block of cheddar, the waxed carton containing milk, or the plastic bottle of ketchup.
'Buy Canadian': Meet the Consumers Boycotting American Products as Trade Rift Widens
Timeby Tiago Ventura28d ago
When Lynn Henderson walks into her local grocery store in British Columbia, she has one label at the top of her mind: “Made in Canada.” The 47-year-old is among a drive of Canadian consumers who...
How to Treat Age Spots Without Damaging Your Skin
Timeby Angela Haupt28d ago
If your face, arms, or hands have started accumulating age spots, you may be wondering whether you can safely fade—or completely remove—them. The answer is probably yes.
How Two Citizen Sleuths Spent Decades Trying to Solve the Double Homicide of 'A Killer Story'
Timeby JP Mangalindan28d ago
The tip came in 2017 from Alma, Kansas, from a stay-at-home mother. Eileen Umbehr asked whether Joe Sexton, a veteran investigative journalist who worked at The New York Times and ProPublica...
TIME Convenes Leaders Shaping the Future of Health for Third Annual TIME100 Health Leadership Forum
Timeby TIME PR28d ago
Today, TIME convenes the third annual TIME100 Health Leadership Forum in New York City, featuring conversations on equity, longevity, and solution-driven care with leaders taking action toward a...
9/11 and the Substitute Mother
Timeby Diana Miller28d ago
In 2001, I lost the world I knew. Twenty-five years later, I’m accidentally rebuilding it. “I think people think you’re my mother,” my six-year-old niece whispered to me as we walked through the...
Trump’s Attacks on the Environment Are Out of Touch With America
Timeby Benji Backer28d ago
The most pro-American stance a leader can take is to defend our best ideas. America's national parks and our nation’s beautiful environment are part of our heritage, identity, and are ultimately...
Trump Promises End to Iran War After Midterms
Timeby Miranda Jeyaretnam28d ago
President Donald Trump said he expects the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran to end “immediately after” the midterm elections.
Trump Announces $5,000 Dividend if Republicans Win Midterms
Timeby Miranda Jeyaretnam28d ago
President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 payment to every American adult if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in the coming midterm elections.
He Helped Build Powerful AI at OpenAI and Anthropic. Now He's Afraid It Could Kill Us
Timeby Harry Booth29d ago
For three years, Jacob Coxon helped train increasingly powerful AI systems at OpenAI and Anthropic. On Sept. 8, he walked away. “I resigned from Anthropic today,” Coxon posted on X.
What the U.S. and Canada’s Trade War Could Mean for Prices
Timeby Chantelle Lee29d ago
A slew of goods moving between the U.S. and Canada are being hit by sweeping tariffs as the trade war between the allied nations intensifies, threatening to raise prices for consumers on both sides...
Stop Making These Recycling Mistakes
Timeby Simmone Shah29d ago
Public confidence and trust in recycling systems is on the decline. While 87% of Americans say recycling is important, only about 32% of household waste is recycled or composted, according to 2025...
Is Your Step Count Too Low? Try Walking Faster
Timeby Veronique Greenwood29d ago
You don’t need to take 10,000 steps a day to improve your health. Studies have shown that much smaller step counts can substantially reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death.
Why Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S Wants to Tax AI Use
Timeby Sam Jacobs29d ago
How will AI change the future of work? Ravi Kumar S has a few ideas. As the CEO of Cognizant, which employs more than 350,000 people around the world, Kumar isn’t just helping other companies...
Head Lice Are a Back-to-School Nuisance. Here’s How to Handle Them
Timeby Dominique Mosbergen29d ago
As children return to school, families have a lot to look forward to: fresh routines, new connections, crisper weather—and a greater risk of head lice.
12 Questions You’ll Be Glad You Asked Your Grandparents
Timeby Angela Haupt29d ago
Elizabeth Keating’s students learn about World War II in history books. But when one of them asked her grandmother what it was like to live through the wartime mobilization and bombing in the U.K....
The World's Best Companies of 2026
Timeby Charlotte Hu29d ago
The economy built around AI has continued to boom even as experts and leaders work to hammer out the technology's execution problem and debate the guardrails that should be put around it.