• What America Believes

    Monday, Oct. 23, 2006

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

  • America at 300 Million

    Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006

    Click to learn more about the changing face of America

  • Where America Lives

    Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006

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

  • America's Religious Groups

    Monday, Oct. 23, 2006

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

  • New Orleans Under Water

    Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010

    The storm passed, and the city had survived. Then a levee broke. The worst-case scenario had arrived
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  • A Calamity Waiting to Happen

    Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010

    The Gulf Coast ravaged by Hurricane Katrina is one of the most delicate ecosystems on earth — and one of the most economically important areas in the U.S. Can those two realities coexist?
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  • Spheres of Influence - Pope Benedict XVI

    Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2006

    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

  • Jefferson's Monticello

    Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005

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

  • The Right and Wrong Way to Treat Pain

    Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007

    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

  • Khan's Dangerous Game

    Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007

    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

  • How COX-2 Inhibitors Work

    Tuesday, Feb. 07, 2012

  • Deadly Wave

    Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007

    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

  • Storming Fallujah

    Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007

    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

  • The Life of a Founding Father

    Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2007

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

  • The War in Iraq

    Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007

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

  • Ouch! How Inflammation Affects Illnesses

    Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007

    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

  • Person of the Year 2003: The American Soldier

    Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007

    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

  • Mission to Mars

    Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007

    A look at what it would take to get to Mars, and how NASA spends it's money

  • Inside the New SATs

    Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2007

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

  • Can We Trust Saudi Arabia?

    Tuesday, Sep. 25, 2007

    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.

  • Is the U.S. Army Stretched Too Thin?

    Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2007

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

  • Trouble All Down the Line

    Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2007

    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.

  • System Failure

    Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2007

    Electricity flows through a series of substations. When control mechanisms fail, the entire system becomes vulnerable. Here's a look at how a power system works.

  • The California Contenders

    Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2007

    Arnold's not the only running man. Probably several dozen candidates of 100 or so hopefuls will qualify, and here are some contenders

  • Ben Franklin: His Life and Work

    Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010

    From creating swimming fins in Boston to negotiating alliances in France, Ben Franklin had truly amazing adventures in his 84 years