Thwarting Cancer

These treatments target abnormally growing cancer cells, slowing growth by cutting off a tumor's lifelines

[March 29, 2007]

Candidates Position Themselves for the Win

Voters are paying attention to 2008. Watch to see how possible candidates position themselves for the win.

[March 05, 2007]

Oscars by the Numbers

Time film critic Richard Corliss analyzed 78 years of Oscar winners for best picture, best actor and best actress and assigned each to a genre.

[February 20, 2007]

Five Paths to Understanding the Brain

From gruesome ancient rituals to modern pharmacology, mankind had been trying to discover what's really going on inside our heads. A short history

[January 26, 2007]

The Racing Form

Here's TIME.com's data-driven guide to sizing up the candidates

[February 09, 2007]

How Diamonds Are Made

Natural diamonds take the earth thousands of years to produce. Now high-tech companies can synthesize them in just a few weeks. Take a look at one method

[February 12, 2007]

How We View God

By asking Americans how they perceive God, researchers have constructed four religious viewpoints. Click to see how these different views shape our politics

[October 30, 2006]

Who We Are

The U.S. population has almost never stopped expanding. Click to learn more about the changing face of America

[October 30, 2006]

This Is Where We Live

Take a look at America by the numbers. Click on the map to learn more

[October 30, 2006]

Denomination Nation

Seventy-seven percent of the U.S. population falls into one of three religious groups — Mainline Protestants, Evangelical Protestants and Catholics

[October 30, 2006]

Spheres of Influence - Pope Benedict XVI

Inside the Mind of the Pope: The Pope's traditional brand of thinking draws on lessons from many great figures, past and present and radiates far and wide

[May 02, 2005]

Jefferson's Monticello

TIME's annual Making of America issue presents a look at the life of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson

[July 05, 2005]

Hollistic Healing

At leading pain centers, the goal is to fashion treatment that fits the patient's condition. Modern pain management draws from a full range of options, from advil and acupuncture to vitamins and self-hypnosis

[February 21, 2005]

Khan's Dangerous Game

Abdul Qadeer Khan stole nuclear designs from the Netherlands, helped Pakistan build a bomb and then created a vast network that traded nuclear secrets and illicit technology across several continents.

[February 06, 2005]

Storming Fallujah

Six armored columns of U.S. forces drove into the heart of Iraq insurgency. Fighting was close and fierce at times, but even as troops took control of most of the city, more violence flared across Iraq. Here's a look at the surge

[November 22, 2004]

The Life of a Founding Father

A timeline looking at the public and private life of Thomas Jefferson.

[June 27, 2004]

D-Day: 60 Years Later

How the most complex attack ever conceived grabbed a tenuous hold on Hitler's Europe

[June 01, 2004]

Coming Apart At the Seams?

Here's a look at the violence sweeping across Iraq, forcing the U.S. into street-by-street fighting

[April 19, 2004]

Ouch! How Inflammation Affects Illnesses

Researchers believe that the same system that causes inflammation around a wound can play an important role in a broad range of illnesses. Here's a very simplified — and much magnified — look at the basic mechanism

[February 16, 2004]

Inside the New SATs

A timeline looking at the evolution of the College Board entrance exams.

[October 19, 2003]

Where the Troops Are

After World War II, the U.S. stationed tens of thousands abroad to meet the Soviet Threat. But today's threats are far less predictable

[December 29, 2003]

Can We Trust Saudi Arabia?

Founded by religious warriors and made wealthy by oil, Saudi Arabia is struggling to face its homegrown ties to terrorism. Roll over the numbers to learn more.

[September 07, 2003]

Deadly Wave

The most powerful earthquake in 40 years quickly turned into one of the century's worst disasters, as walls of water crashed ashore South Asia. Here's a look at the effects of the tsunami

[January 11, 2005]

Is the U.S. Army Stretched Too Thin?

A look at the number of troops stationed overseas two years after Sept. 11.

[September 01, 2003]

Trouble All Down the Line

In just a few minutes, a glitch in the Midwest rippled through about 100 electric plants, plunging millions into darkness. Here's a look at the power-plan structure grid that failed.

[August 17, 2003]