While sunscreen can protect from sunburns, skin cancer and premature aging, new research published Wednesday revealed that a chemical found in many formulas can contribute to the destruction of coral reefs.
TIME’s new cover: Fusion. Why it might actually work this time. Illustration by Lola Dupré for TIME. Animation by Brobel Design
The city of Los Angeles has dumped millions of small black balls into the city’s reservoirs in an effort to protect the city’s water supply.
Over the past week, South Carolina has been battered by rain and
flooding throughout the state. The deluge of rain caused by offshore
Hurricane Joaquin killed at least 12 people, sent about 1,000 people to shelters and left about 40,000 residents without drinkable water.
Typhoon Dujuan has made landfall in the eastern province of Fujian in China, forcing authorities to order tens of thousands of boats back to shore and to close tourist attractions. In this photograph, distributed by @reuters, a paramilitary policeman holds onto a fence as tourists dodge tidal waves increased under the influence of Typhoon Dujuan, at the bank of Qiantang river, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Sept. 29, 2015. #🇨🇳 #🌊
New Horizons found a second mountain range in Pluto’s ‘heart’
Photo: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
The good: Arctic Sea ice has rebounded.
The bad: the melting hasn’t stopped.
Photo: Getty Images
Astronaut Scott Kelly shared these stunning scenes from his second month in Space. He’s on track to be the first American to spend a year in space.
See exclusive content, photos and videos from the #YearInSpace mission at TIME.com.
For the past two months, the Villarrica Volcano in Chile has been spewing lava and ashes. The volcano is among the most active in South America. Here, in this photograph taken by Cristobal Saavedra of @reuters, the Villarrica Volcano is seen at night from the popular tourist resort of Pucon.