From: TIME on Mon, Apr 25 2011 6:32 PM

Though the Japanese government has quarantined areas near the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, many tsunami survivors return to their affected homes to retrieve things they had to leave behind

From: TIME on Mon, Apr 25 2011 1:31 PM

In 2010, RIcky Gervais was listed on the TIME 100 most influential people in the world. This year, TIME asked Gervais what he thinks of the list and what he’d do as host of the annual gala

From: TIME on Sat, Apr 23 2011 9:16 AM

Photographer Martin Schoeller traveled as far as Egypt and braved tigers, pheasants and prawns to make portraits of TIME 100 honorees

From: TIME on Sat, Apr 23 2011 9:16 AM

Photographer Martin Schoeller traveled as far as Egypt and braved tigers, pheasants and prawns to make portraits of TIME 100 honorees

From: TIME on Fri, Apr 22 2011 4:12 PM

The author and rocker on her greatest influences

From: TIME on Fri, Apr 22 2011 4:12 PM

What does Sting find influential at home?

From: TIME on Fri, Apr 22 2011 4:11 PM

At Great Ape Trust, TIME 100 honoree Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh studies the cognitive development of bonobos, perhaps humankind’s closest relatives

From: TIME on Fri, Apr 22 2011 4:11 PM

At Great Ape Trust, TIME 100 honoree Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh studies the cognitive development of bonobos, perhaps humankind’s closest relatives

From: TIME on Fri, Apr 22 2011 4:11 PM

The Internet activist on his greatest influences

From: TIME on Fri, Apr 22 2011 4:11 PM

The Internet activist on his greatest influences

From: TIME on Fri, Apr 22 2011 12:10 PM

Renowned neuroscientist, V.S. Ramachandran is putting together some of the most perplexing puzzles of the human mind

From: TIME on Fri, Apr 22 2011 12:06 AM

Well it only took a little over a year, but Android tablet makers have finally decided to compete against the iPad’s $500 starting price. Acer is first out of the gate with its $450 Iconia Tab A500, slated for launch Sunday, April 24.

From: TIME on Thu, Apr 21 2011 10:03 AM

The talk show host and media mogul talks about a historical figure and a filmmaker who have both influenced her life

From: TIME on Thu, Apr 21 2011 10:03 AM

The award-winning star of Glee talks with TIME about his Golden Globe acceptance speech, the power of Glee and standing up to bullies

From: TIME on Thu, Apr 21 2011 10:03 AM

How the Harlem Children’s Zone is changing hearts and minds in in once troubled community

From: TIME on Thu, Apr 21 2011 10:03 AM

How the Harlem Children’s Zone is changing hearts and minds in in once troubled community

From: TIME on Wed, Apr 20 2011 10:58 PM

Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers have fled Libya since fighting broke out in February.  Many have landed on the Tunisian border, in a refugee camp, including one aspiring playwright

From: TIME on Wed, Apr 20 2011 9:55 AM

Last year, the TIME 100 recognized several people and organizations working in Haiti. TIME checks in a year later to see how they’re doing now.

From: TIME on Tue, Apr 19 2011 10:51 PM

The author talks about her Pulitzer prize-winning novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad, as well as the next novel she plans to write

From: TIME on Tue, Apr 19 2011 3:49 PM

The TIME 100 online poll welcomes back previous honorees - like South Korean pop star Rain - but also some new movers, shakers and revolutionaries