For more than a year, Saudi Arabia has struggled to control the infectious disease MERS. Now, with millions of Muslims making a religious pilgrimage to the country, the challenge will get that much tougher.
Two novel products can alert athletes — and doctors — immediately after a significant blow to the head, signalling a possible concussion. The devices also keep track of the total number of impacts over time. Read more about …
Scientists are using avatars to help schizophrenia patients confront their phobias. Read more on our companion blog, NewsFeed.
New York City is about to get a lot of blue mixed in with its yellow cabs. This weekend, the city officially unchained its royal blue-colored Citi Bike program, opening the bike-share service to daily and weekly riders. With more …
The world’s third largest tobacco market has officially banned smoking.
As of June 1, Russians are no longer allowed to light up on public transportation, at airports and train stations, and inside schools and hospitals, among
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Temple Grandin, a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, eloquently described life from the perspective of someone living with autism in her memoir, Thinking in Pictures, which served as the basis for an
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Swooning fans of the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey — critics call it “mommy porn” — meet author E.L. James and explain why, as one woman put it, you can have “an orgasm just from reading the book.” Watch the video, above, and read TIME’s story about James here.
Tuberculosis has been brought under control in much of the world, thanks to prevention practices and powerful antibiotics. But in poor nations like Peru, the disease still kills hundreds of babies and children — and new …
In commemoration of World AIDS Day, this year marking the 30th anniversary of the identification of the first cases of the disease, singer and activist Bono sat down with TIME’s managing editor, Rick Stengel, to talk about the …
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Jared Loughner’s alleged mental illness has been a central point of discussion as we try to understand how the shootings in Arizona could have happened. But TIME’s Massimo Calabresi cautions against drawing conclusions about the …
Throw away those Oreos! It’s the time of year that book publishers pump out diet books to keep up with the flurry of this-time-for-sure New Year’s resolutions. From diets that allow you to eat chocolate to those that …
