Insect shells, rice husks, water bottles, and bamboo charcoal might not be the first things that come to mind when you think of high-performance building products. But Taiwanese upcycling company Miniwiz is using them to create just that. “We take le

The McLaren F1 team is in the running for its first Formula One constructors’ championship since 1998. What’s that like? I’m kind of living on the edge of my seat. That’s why sport is always going to be one of the most engaging forms of entertainment

Quincy Jones, one of the most important drivers of 20th century pop culture, died on Nov. 3 at 91. A music producer, composer, and executive, Jones served as the connective tissue between many eras and styles of music, from Ella Fitzgerald to Frank S

Melanie Nakagawa has built her career around championing sustainability: from working as an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, to advising Secretary John Kerry on climate change as a foreign policy priority, to helping the U.S. rejo

As a curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Eleanor Nairne is very particular about how an artwork should be placed. “I always say that you have to ask the work if it’s sat comfortably,” she says. “The work will tell you if it is or not.” So it i

Ajay Banga didn’t like the existing decor, so when he took over as World Bank president he gave his grand two-story corner office a makeover. Old-school leather furniture? Gone. Dark lighting that made the space feel like a dungeon? Replaced. And a d

Amy Bowers Cordalis is an attorney, a mother, a conservationist, and a member of the Yurok Tribe of California who grew up fishing on the Klamath River. Bowers Cordalis served as her tribe’s general legal counsel in its charge to dismantle four hydro

It was the moment he had fantasized about for four years. At 2:24 a.m. on Nov. 6, Donald Trump strutted on stage in a Florida ballroom, surrounded by advisers, party leaders, family, and friends. The Associated Press had yet to call the race, but it

Robert Zemeckis’ Here is the most unfashionable movie of 2024—which is exactly what’s beautiful about it. In a world where even those who profess to love movies largely stream them at home, Here is a picture that demands big-screen real estate. It’s

Taking care of your cognitive health ought to be—well, a no-brainer. According to a survey published in March, 87% of Americans are concerned about age-related memory loss and a decline in brain function as they grow older, yet only 32% believe they

Kamala Harris has been defeated, Donald Trump is headed back to the White House, and the Democrats have begun soul-searching to determine what went so wrong in a landslide that saw the party lose ground across the nation. There’s plenty of blame to g

In 1972, at the bloody height of the Troubles, home invaders abducted a widowed mother of 10 named Jean McConville from her Belfast apartment. Her children never saw her alive again. The family spent decades demanding answers from the Irish Republica

The number of people living in urban areas has tripled in the past 50 years, meaning that when a major natural disaster like an earthquake strikes a city, more lives are in danger. Meanwhile, the strength and frequency of extreme weather events has i

The Wicked Witch of the west has been a fixture in American culture for nearly 125 years. After coming to life in 1900 with L. Frank Baum’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, she rose to prominence onscreen in 1939, portrayed by Margaret Hamilton as a

Merle Bombardieri learned she was a micro-celebrity in 2020, when she happened to Google her own name. Her search led her to a Reddit group of “fence sitters”—people who aren’t sure whether they want to have children—where she is a very big deal. Pos

The trial of Dominique Pelicot, the man in the South of France who pleaded guilty in September to charges of secretly drugging his wife of 50 years, Gisèle, and, over the course of about a decade, filming dozens of men as they had sex with her while

When Americans cast their ballots for the next President, they also faced other questions. The entire U.S. House and a third of the U.S. Senate were up for election, plus state and local offices. In addition, voters in many places were asked to make

TIME hosted a gala in Los Angeles on Oct. 24 to mark the publication of its second annual Latino Leaders list, presented by Nissan. Above, María Zardoya, lead singer of the Marías, and Josh Conway perform at the venue, Casita Hollywood; below, actors

Imagine that you are going to be reincarnated as a domesticated animal, and you can choose whether to be reincarnated in the U.S. or in Spain. Which country would you pick? My hunch is that many of you will think that if you choose Spain, there’s a c

A man navigates the debris in a flooded street in Valencia, Spain, after heavy rainfall led to deadly flash floods on Oct. 30. At least 218 people were killed, and officials searched underground parking garages for more bodies. Angry residents critic

Dickon Mitchell, the Prime Minister of Grenada since 2022, knows all too well the devastation a natural disaster can visit upon a small island nation like his. He also understands why climate resiliency is so urgent for countries facing financial and

In the race to curb emissions, Greg Jackson of U.K.-based Octopus Energy Group believes the answer lies not in asking consumers to pay more, but in harnessing technology to “align their interests with those of the planet.” At the heart of the group’s

Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy in May. TGI Fridays closed nearly 50 locations abruptly in October, then filed for bankruptcy in early November. Hooters shut down dozens of stores in June, while Buca di Beppo declared bankruptcy in August. Even budg

COVID-19 may not be a public-health emergency anymore, but you still need your yearly shot. In fact, it seems to peak about twice a year: once during the traditional respiratory-disease season in the fall and winter, and once during summer. For that

With so much focus on elections in the U.S., it’s easy to miss the political news from two countries that remain in Russia’s long shadow. In Georgia and Moldova, two former Soviet republics, voters have recently cast ballots amid accusations that Rus

Long before Instagram and TikTok existed as places for us to stoke our insecurities, there was Martha Stewart. Martha, circa 1995, smiling from the pages of her namesake magazine as she put the finishing touches on a Versailles-worthy pastel cake. Ma

This is the last editor’s letter we plan to publish prior to Nov. 5, Election Day in the U.S. If you have been feeling apprehensive, you are not alone. When asked recently, barely half of Americans said they were confident that their vote would be ac

Members of the New York Liberty celebrate their 67-62 win over the Minnesota Lynx in the finals of the Women’s National Basketball Association on Oct. 20 at Barclays Center. With the best-of-five series tied at two games each, the Brooklyn-based Libe

In elections earlier this year, incumbent leaders and parties in India, South Africa, France, and Britain took a beating. America’s President and Japan’s Prime Minister were pushed to step aside before their parties face voters. Germany’s Chancellor