SpaceX Launches the Falcon Heavy Rocket
The highly anticipated first launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is finally here. Touted as “the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a …
The Idea of a ‘DNA Test’ for Transgender People Is Part of a Long, Dark History
IDEAS Kluger is Editor at Large for TIME. Science is too busy holding the universe together to care about politics. Greenhouse gases will continue contributing …
Nike Helped Create Sneaker Culture. Now it’s Catering to Female ‘Sneakerheads’
MOTTO Samantha Cooney is the content strategy editor at TIME. In the 1980s, Nike helped launch “sneaker culture” with the release of Michael Jordan’s Air …
Here’s When Apple’s Next Big Event Will Take Place
Apple on Thursday sent out invitations for a Sept. 12 event in Cupertino, Calif., during which the company will likely show off new iPhone models …
Palm’s Weird New Tiny Smartphone Sidekick Says Something Sad About Our Phones
Remember Palm, the company behind those handheld PDAs (no, not that kind of PDA) that were so prevalent in the 90s? It’s back Monday with …
What This Is Us Gets Right and Wrong About the Vietnam War, According to an Expert
This article contains spoilers about season three of This Is Us. After two seasons of secrecy about the past of patriarch Jack Pearson (Milo Ventomiglia), …
What Made Neil Armstrong the Right Man to Be First on the Moon, as Told in 1969
Neil Armstrong’s stoic nature and personal challenges are at the center of Damien Chazelle’s new film First Man, in which Ryan Gosling portrays the legendary …
Facebook’s and Google’s Breaches Show It’s Time for an Internet Bill of Rights
IDEAS Khanna, a Democrat, represents the Silicon Valley in the U.S. House of Representatives. Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to safeguard our …
Why Emerging Markets Are in Crisis Across the Globe
A crisis is looming in developing economies, or what investors know as emerging markets. An economic crisis in Turkey has pushed inflation to new heights …
Here’s the Truth About the Bizarre ‘Alien Spacecraft’ That Buzzed Our Solar System
You surely know the joke: Guy asks a friend, “What do you think the odds are that Angelina Jolie would go out for a drink …