India Wants to Swap Valentine’s Day for ‘Cow Hug Day’
The state-run Animal Welfare Board urged people people to embrace ‘Cow Hug Day’ instead on Feb. 14.
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To End Hunger, Idris and Sabrina Dhowre Elba Are Fighting Climate Change
Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba are, by definition, a power couple. The former is an English actor and DJ. The latter is a Canadian actor and model. Both successful in their own right, they also wield their power and influence together to make real and lasting change. “As an actor, the skill set between…
Mary Queen of Scots Letters Decrypted
This is a neat piece of historical research.
The team of computer scientist George Lasry, pianist Norbert Biermann and astrophysicist Satoshi Tomokiyo—all keen cryptographers—initially thought the batch of encoded documents related to Italy, because that was how they were filed at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
However, they quickly realised the letters were in French. Many verb and adjectival forms being feminine, regular mention of captivity, and recurring names—such as Walsingham—all put them on the trail of Mary. Sir Francis Walsingham was Queen Elizabeth’s spymaster…
Thousands of Buildings Collapsed in Turkey. Devastation Was Preventable, Experts Say
As recently as last November, civil engineers in Turkey raised warnings that the country’s infrastructure was incapable of handling a large earthquake.
Announcing the TIME100 Impact Award Honorees
What began as a list of the world’s most influential people is now an expansive community of global change-makers. Across every industry, TIME100 leaders—scientists and CEOs, artists and activists, pop stars and politicians—are moving our world forward. Just as TIME’s annual list recognizes achievement in one year, we also know influence endures. The TIME100 Impact…
Farwiza Farhan Is Fighting to Protect Rainforests—And Winning
When Farwiza Farhan first visited the Leuser Ecosystem on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in late 2010, she expected to see plantations slicing across the terrain as she flew in; the Southeast Asian nation is the world’s largest producer of palm oil, and a major player in the pulp and paper industry. Instead, “there were…
Graça Machel: Women’s Rights Will Determine Africa’s Future
It’s become something of a cliche to attribute some of the greatness of a man to the woman standing at his side. With Graça Machel that would apply twice, first as the widow of Mozambique’s revolutionary first President, Samora Machel, then as the third wife of South African leader Nelson Mandela. But the impact of…
Not Just Balloons: Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras Increasingly Seen as Security Concern
The U.S. and U.K. have similarly previously banned surveillance technology created by Chinese firms amid national security concerns.
Kim Jong Un Shows Off His Daughter and His Biggest Missiles at North Korea Military Parade
Her presence is fueling speculation that she’s being primed as a future leader of North Korea
Beijing Calls U.S. Claims Over Balloons ‘Information Warfare’
China said U.S. accusations that a downed Chinese balloon was part of a surveillance program amount to “information warfare.”