TIME MAGAZINE

San Francisco tower controllers witness and respond to the crash landing of Asiana flight 214.

TIME tests whether political adversaries Alan Simpson and Grover Norquist can have civil conversation among orangutans.

An artist and a rickshaw driver have teamed up to create the 'Yarnshaw', the world's first crochet rickshaw

Eric Greitens and The Mission Continues are leading the charge of veterans groups using public service as a form of therapy. Joe Klein talks about his cover story this week on how service can help us all.

As cremation rates rise around the U.S., Bradshaw Funeral Home in Minnesota is adapting to Americans' changing preferences and offering an increasingly popular alternative: cremation by water instead of fire.

With summer movie releases like 'This is the End,' 'Pacific Rim,' and 'After Earth,' Hollwood reveals an obsession with the apocalypse. But there's a long tradition of movies ending the world.

The Roots' drummer talks about his new book, the influence of Stevie Wonder, and his band's success on Late Night

TIME provides a run-down of the significant statistics for the National Security Agency PRISM surveillance program

The plan to build a five thousand mile band of trees across the Africa begins in Senegal, where trees are already being planted.

Cult-TV-show creator turned big-shot movie director Joss Whedon on athiesm, strong women and the hottest vampire on record

Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei talks about the meaning of his striking cover art for TIME magazine's 'The World According to China' issue.

Widespread anti-government protests continue to rage across Turkey, pitting secularists against a new Islamic business and political elite

A private space venture plans to beat NASA in getting people to the red planet by at least a decade. The catch? It's a one-way trip. Mars One will now take your application.

An artist, Jeremy Redleaf, opens a pop-up shop where patrons spin a conversation wheel to talk with total strangers.

An astronomer talks about the feeling of looking through the World's largest telescope on Spain's Canary Islands, which is mapping our galaxy like never before.

Basketball coach Phil Jackson on love, Kobe Bryant , his fantasy team and why he won't return to the sidelines

If you're a Minecraft N00b (Google it), here's a quick primer on the basics.

The continent of Westeros is home to 'Game of Thrones' and now exists in the virtual world of Minecraft. Meet Jacob Granberry, the artist behind the epic build.

While Oklahoma pushes ahead with recovery after the Tornado, FEMA and Congress promise swift support.

The world in which policemen operate has grown more complex. Why it's not just about guns and bullets anymore.

TIME's Bryan Walsh explains why tornadoes happen, why they're so hard to predict, and whether climate change has an effect.

In the age of mobile phones, the remaining "speakers" of a dying whistling language try to preserve a vital means of communication over vast distances.

Surprising deficit numbers from the Congressional Budget Office sheds new light on spending cuts vs growth. TIME Assistant Managing Editor Rana Foroohar explains.

Scientists report success in cloning human stem cells; a potential breakthrough for the treatment of disease.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield used Twitter and YouTube to bring space and the Candian Space Agency into earth homes.

The Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups is outrageous, but TIME's Joe Klein says this shouldn't paralyze Washington.

Alex Ferguson has announced his retirement as head coach of Manchester United. TIME's Ishaan Tharoor discusses the legacy he will leave behind

TIME, Google, NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey partner up to reveal how resources exploitation impacts the face of our planet

Singer Natalie Maines on motherhood, the future of the Dixie Chicks and why she can't go back to country music

Urban Explosion

The story behind the Google and NASA partnership that reveals

How Earth is radically changing over the decades.

Archeologists discovered bones they say may prove that Jamestown settlers resorted to cannibalism in the brutal winter of 1609-1610.

Behind the Scenes of a TIME Cover Shoot: Gay Marriage

Dr. Paul Farmer talks about saving lives in Haiti, Rwanda's thriving health care system and how to improve humanitarian aid

Vice President Joe Biden, Egyptian satarist Bassem Youssef, Jimmy Kimmel and Christina Aguilera speak and perform at the TIME 100 Gala in New York City

Web services like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, and Amazon have turned TV by appointment into TV on demand.

The 2013 TIME 100 honorees are an interconnected group of influencers. Executive Editor Radhika Jones explains how these leaders are moving the needle in ways that reach across categories, industries and geographic locales.

TIME Executive Editor Radhika Jones discusses the far-reaching influence of the iconic women on the 2013 TIME 100 list.

Radhika Jones on the innovation, ambition and vision that landed global Tech leaders on the 2013 TIME 100 list.

After a week of sadness and uncertainty, Boston celebrates the capture of Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev and looks to move forward.

The Boston Marathon bomber was arreested in Watertown, MA.

At the W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawai'i, planet hunters focus their powerful telescope to search for earth-like exoplanets.

TIME magazine covers throughout the years

Master Distiller Richard Paterson of The Dalmore shows TIME's Josh Sanburn the real way to drink scotch.

The NHL has partnered up with gay rights organization You Can Play. Will this pave the way for gay professional athletes to come out of the closet? TIME's Sean Gregory Explains

Starting this year, kids in the Scripps National Spelling Bee will have to define words as well as spell them. Can you define these Bee winning words?

Cyclists from around the world congregated inside a Brooklyn church to ride one of the smallest cycling tracks in the world: The Red Bull Mini Drome

TIME International Editor Bobby Ghosh talks about witnessing a dangerous misstep at Saddam's Presidential Palace and how it foreshadowed things to come.

One photo from the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii can show as many as 30,000 galaxies. See how these epic photos are created.