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A Look at the Remarkable White Rhino Embryo Transplant
By Jeffrey Kluger and Photos by Ami Vitale
What is a Wolf Moon? And How to See It
By Simmone Shah
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New climate data from scientific agencies show that the world is perilously close to reaching 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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New research reveals that a liter of bottled water contains an average 240,000 microscopic plastic particles. The health impact is unclear.
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Inside the Nuclear Fusion Facility That Changed the World
TIME followed government scientists in the year after they achieved the biggest scientific breakthrough of the decade.
By Alejandro de la Garza
January 8, 2024
First U.S. Moon Lander Since Apollo Blasts Off
Astrobiotic Technology's lander caught a ride on United Launch Alliance's Vulcan. An attempted moon landing is expected on Feb. 23.
By Marcia Dunn / AP
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Here's How You Can See the Quadrantid Meteor Shower
The shower is often the strongest and most consistent meteor shower of the entire year, producing up to 110 shooting stars per hour.
By Anna Gordon
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13 Ways the World Got Better in 2023
The past year saw multiple wars, increasing climate-change disasters, and public-health challenges. But here are some ways things improved.
By TIME Staff
December 26, 2023
The Galaxy’s Very Own Christmas Tree
A new composite image from NASA highlights an arborescent cluster of stars.
By Haley Weiss
December 25, 2023
The Year's Most Spectacular Photos from the James Webb Telescope
Two years after its Christmas day launch in 2021, the James Webb telescope continues to dazzle the world.
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 22, 2023
What You Need to Know About Winter Solstice 2023
Thousands of solstice enthusiasts will engage in a range of rituals and activities to celebrate the winter solstice.
By Solcyre Burga
December 21, 2023
Column: The One Thing Our Brains Rely on to Generate New Ideas
Kevin Mitchell explores how our brains rely on a little bit of randomness to help us think outside of the box.
By Kevin J. Mitchell
December 21, 2023
What We Lose When We Can't Stargaze
'What do we lose when our connection with our cosmic environment is broken,' asks Roberto Trotta.
By Roberto Trotta
December 15, 2023
How to Watch the Geminid Meteor Shower
The year's most spectacular meteor shower begins Dec. 13. Here's what you should know.
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 12, 2023
A Six-Planet Solar System in Perfect Synchrony Has Been Found in the Milky Way
The find, announced Wednesday, can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be.
By MARCIA DUNN / AP
November 29, 2023
AI Breakthrough Could Help Battery and Chip Development
The breakthrough increases the number of known stable materials by a factor of ten.
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