Food prices have been on the rise since 2007, thanks in part to bad weather and increasing demand from biofuels and developing nations. But there’s one cause that hasn’t gotten much attention: financial speculation in crop …
End of the GRAIL’s Quest: NASA’s Lunar Probes to Crash into the Moon
If the twin spacecraft known as Ebb and Flow had any glimmer of awareness, they would have realized on Friday that something ominous was going on. For nearly a year, the two probes have been orbiting the moon in tandem, one …
Cosmic Dawn: How the Universe’s Lights Went On
A deep look into distant space reveals the moment the lights came on in the universe
Eagle Eye: The Best Satellite Views of the Earth
From copper mines to skyscrapers, what our world looks like from orbit
Last Man On the Moon: A Talk With Gene Cernan
Four decades after flying to the moon, Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan still has a lot to say.
Setting of the Moon: Apollo 17, Forty Years Later
On the 40th anniversary of the final moon landing, the past remains brighter than the future
NASA vs. the Maya Madness
Smart scientists weigh in against the sheer craziness and guess what? The scientists win
The Next Frontier for Climate Activism: College Investments
Climate activists need to take their victories where they can. There was little success to celebrate at the U.N. climate summit in Doha, Qatar, which concluded over the weekend. Delegates agreed to extend the expiring Kyoto …
Forty Years Later: Apollo 17’s Final Footprints
It was in December of 1972 that human beings last set foot on the moon. Their tracks prints endure — even if the American lunar program doesn’t.
Voyager, 11 Billion Miles Later: Photos from the Depths of Our Solar System
For 33 years, America’s Voyager spacecraft have been flying toward the edges of our solar system. TIME surveys the most notable interstellar scenes captured by the Voyager’s cameras along the way.