A new kit, LymeAlert, tells you in minutes whether ticks carry the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. August 7, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/07/lymealert-at-home-tick-test-lyme-disease/

While AI may transform how students learn, it is unlikely to address underlying inequalities that shape educational achievement, argues Sonia Murrow. August 7, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/07/ai-won-t-fix-american-education/

A teenage boy shot and killed at least seven people and wounded more than 20 others on Friday before taking his own life August 7, 2026 […]

Despite Trump’s claim, his approval stands at just 33%, far below where it was when he returned to the Oval Office for a second term last […]

The people building AI fear progress will soon accelerate violently. Should we believe them? August 7, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/07/ai-recursive-self-improvement-anthropic-openai/

When the government steps down, parents have to step up and safety becomes a private good, writes Corinne Low. August 7, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/07/when-the-government-outsources-safety-families-pick-up-the-slack/

The President signed two new Executive Orders after the Supreme Court rejected his previous, broader attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. August 7, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/07/trump-executive-orders-birth-tourism-birthright-citizenship/

Trump disputed reports that the U.S. military arsenal has been depleted as Iran appears intent on setting the terms on Hormuz. August 7, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/07/us-iran-war-munitions-shortage-weapons-leaks-trump/

‘Tiger King’ director Eric Goode returns with an enthralling docuseries about the wild world of exotic reptile smuggling August 7, 2026 https://time.com/article/2026/08/06/Monsters-of-God-true-story/