Wildfire smoke reversing air quality improvements, researchers say
Wildfires in the U.S. have caused a decline in air quality and an increase in deaths in parts of the U.S. – even though air quality had been improving, researchers say.
Wildfires in the U.S. have caused a decline in air quality and an increase in deaths in parts of the U.S. – even though air quality had been improving, researchers say.
Climate change is an urgent problem in the Arctic. From renewable energy to avalanche protection, here's what we can learn from how people there are protecting their way of life.
After record-breaking temperatures in November, the E.U.'s Copernicus Climate Change Service determined 2023 will officially be the hottest year humanity has experienced.
Is a real Christmas tree or a fake tree better for the planet? An expert weighs in on your greenest option.
Spiking temperatures in the Arctic are rapidly melting glaciers. Scientists are now worried about underground methane, a potent greenhouse gas, leaking up to the surface.
Videos from Chennai, South India, show cars being carried off and airport workers checking planes in almost knee-deep water as Cyclone Michaung bears down.
Dr. Sultan al-Jaber, president of the COP28 climate conference and CEO of a major oil company, says he's "quite surprised" by what he calls "attempts to undermine" his work.
Methane is an invisible gas that is rapidly heating up the atmosphere.
Up to 4,000 bald eagles migrate to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve annually, but environmentalists worry a potential copper mine will destroy their food source.
The global U.N. climate summit known as COP28 is now underway in Dubai. Here's what to know — and why it matters.
As demand for electric vehicles continues to grow, one startup company in Chile is looking to recycle old tires to help make them more sustainable.
The host of the upcoming COP28 climate summit, the United Arab Emirates, planned to use its role as an opportunity to try to make oil and gas deals with other countries, BBC News reported.
Unseasonably heavy rain storms slammed India's western state of Gujarat, packing lightning blamed for the deaths of 24 people and 3 buffalo.
A new report found that a "polluter elite" is responsible for producing as much carbon emissions as 5 billion people.
Officials have yet to find the source of the oil spill, which has left chunky globules and long slicks near a 67-mile-long pipeline system off the coast of Louisiana.
There are just three western gray squirrel populations left in Washington state as more frequent and intense wildfires continue to decimate their habitats, officials said.
Every region in the U.S. is experiencing increasingly harmful effects of climate change, a new report says — but it also outlines a path forward.
"The Pantanal is a region that's used to fires," explains one biologist, "but this many fires isn't normal."
Firefighters are battling more than 30 active fires across Kentucky as officials warn the ongoing drought "has made controlling wildfires more difficult."
Average temperatures across Earth in 2023 have been dangerously close to the 1.5 degree Celsius warming threshold scientists have long warned would bring significant challenges to people worldwide.
On the hottest days, cheetahs became more nocturnal — increasing their overlapping hunting hours with rival big cats by 16%, the study found.
The Greenland ice sheet is the second-largest contributor to sea level rise, and as temperatures rise, glaciers in the northern parts of the region are becoming "extremely vulnerable."
Circ has found a solution to the clothing industry's substantial environmental waste and pollution, by separating and recycling cotton-polyester blend clothing.
Hurricane Otis plowed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a deadly Category 5. Just 12 hours earlier, it was a tropical storm.
"No one's laid eyes on it," the lead author of the study said. "What is exciting is that it's been hiding there in plain sight."
The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
Scientists who study such things have found that cicadas urinate in a jet stream because they consume an incredible volume of fluid during their brief time above ground.
Solar storms can dazzle, bringing displays of the northern lights to large parts of the globe. But geomagnetic storms can also affect electronic systems.
In 2006, bees across the U.S. started dying rapidly. Now, the U.S. honey bee population is at an all-time high, according to the Census of Agriculture. Clay Bolt, manager of pollinator conservation for the World Wildlife Fund U.S., joins CBS News to explain what happened.
Wildfires are forcing thousands from their homes in Canada after burning more than 13,000 acres so far. Terry Cavaliere, emergency operations director for the Fort Nelson First Nation, joins CBS News with the latest.
Parts of the country saw the aurora borealis on Friday night, and the dazzling show was expected to continue on Saturday night, according to experts.
Geomagnetic storms can affect infrastructure, but may also bring an expanded viewing of the aurora borealis.
Americans were being treated to a show of the northern lights this weekend from a powerful geomagnetic storm heading toward Earth.
The parents of a U.K. toddler say it's "absolutely mind-blowing" to see their daughter, enrolled in a gene therapy trial, hear for the first time.
Climeworks, a Swiss pioneer in the fast-growing field of CO2 capture and storage, launches operations at a new site on a dormant volcano.
In the video, the surface of the sun appears furred with dark yellow material as beams of gold swoop overhead.
The visualization, produced on a NASA supercomputer, allows users to experience flight towards a supermassive black hole.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
In the 1980s, Ivan Boesky helped prosecutors expose a massive insider trading scandal and bust "junk bond king" Michael Milken.
If you live in France or are traveling there for vacation, you can now send your friends overseas an authentic French fragrance in the mail.
The prosecution in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial has rested its case.
Top Capitol Hill aides have met about how to handle threats of violence and the toxic atmosphere of the political moment.
A Senate inquiry found BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor.
In the 1980s, Ivan Boesky helped prosecutors expose a massive insider trading scandal and bust "junk bond king" Michael Milken.
Hims & Hers is pitching consumers on a GLP-1 weight loss injection that will cost 85% less than brand-name drugs like Wegovy.
New York prosecutors allege that bankrupt crypto lender Genesis hid more than $1 billion in losses.
Some bags of Pedigree dry dog food could pose a health hazard to pets, Mars Petcare warned in a recall posted by the FDA.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
A Senate inquiry found BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor.
The prosecution in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial has rested its case.
Top Capitol Hill aides have met about how to handle threats of violence and the toxic atmosphere of the political moment.
House Republican leadership said a Senate effort to revive a once-failed border security measure is "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. But the legislation may not make it out of the Senate.
A Democratic-led effort to safeguard access to IVF failed earlier this year in the Senate.
Hims & Hers is pitching consumers on a GLP-1 weight loss injection that will cost 85% less than brand-name drugs like Wegovy.
Some bags of Pedigree dry dog food could pose a health hazard to pets, Mars Petcare warned in a recall posted by the FDA.
While it may seem like everyone is taking Ozempic, not everyone can afford to. The high price of popular diabetes drugs prevents many people from getting them.
Health authorities are watching for signs the virus might be starting to accelerate again after a springtime lull in COVID rates.
If you live in France or are traveling there for vacation, you can now send your friends overseas an authentic French fragrance in the mail.
Despite suffering broken bones and lacerations during the attack, the man was able to defend himself with his gun and the bear ran off.
Pope Francis tells Norah O'Donnell about the role of communication media and its lasting impact on young people in a historic interview airing on CBS.
A door to a French Revolution-era watchtower in England is engraved with more than 50 drawings, including gruesome depictions of people being hanged.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, but his death is unlikely to spark any political crisis. Here's what happens next.
"CBS Mornings" celebrates Tony Dokoupil as he marks five years as an anchor on the show.
"CBS Mornings"celebrates the 5-year anniversary of Vlad Duthiers hosting "What to Watch" by taking a look back at some favorite moments.
Sean "Diddy" Combs is apologizing after a disturbing video surfaced over the weekend. The video appears to show the hip-hop mogul assaulting his then-girlfriend in a hotel hallway in 2016. Warning: This video contains content that is graphic and disturbing.
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a video on social media apologizing for his "inexcusable" behavior and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.
Monopoly is the top-selling modern board game of all time, available today in 114 countries and 47 languages, and a myriad of variations. Hasbro's senior VP of board games Brian Baker explains to correspondent Susan Spencer the most important design element to a game's success.
Pope Francis tells Norah O'Donnell about the role of communication media and its lasting impact on young people in a historic interview airing on CBS.
The Hennessey Venom F5 is not just a sports car; its twin turbo V8 engine can muster more than 1,800 horsepower, almost twice that of a Formula 1 racing car. And yes, you can drive it on the street, for the cool price of $3 million. Correspondent Lee Cowan goes inside the design of a machine that shuns the mundane.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Eight TikTok influencers have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in an effort to block enactment of a law passed and signed last month that requires TikTok be sold by China-based owner Byte Dance by January, or face a possible nationwide ban. Scott MacFarlane has more.
Samsung piles on with its on ad after Apple apologizes for a spot that it acknowledged "missed the mark."
The 40-mile-long river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, scientists said.
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago.
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
Scientists who study such things have found that cicadas urinate in a jet stream because they consume an incredible volume of fluid during their brief time above ground.
"Sandra was kidnapped from her home while her children slept nearby, bound in packing tape, driven to a remote location and buried alive," prosecutors said.
Camrah Trotter, was killed as she called 911 after her boyfriend, 23-year-old Dominique Ray, was fatally shot.
Photos shared by local media showed a red truck dotted by bullet holes, and bloodied bodies lying in the trunk and on the ground.
More people were killed by U.S. law enforcement in 2023 than any other year in the past decade — and it's increasingly happening in small towns and rural areas.
Maria Roque filed numerous police reports and got a protection order. But the system that was supposed to protect her failed.
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally reached space on a Blue Origin flight at 90 years old. The 10-minute flight ended Dwight's 60-year journey for a chance to travel beyond Earth. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more on Dwight's legacy.
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off Sunday, carrying the oldest man ever to go into space. Ed Dwight, 90, trained to become NASA's first Black astronaut candidate 60 years ago, but he didn't get to fly then.
Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.
Ongoing work to resolve a persistent helium leak has pushed the first piloted Starliner flight back at least four more days, to May 25.
The large explosion of energy and light from the sun comes just days after Earth was slammed with the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
When Tiffiney Crawford was found dead inside her van, authorities believed she might have taken her own life. But could she shoot herself twice in the head with her non-dominant hand?
Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally reached space on a Blue Origin flight at 90 years old. The 10-minute flight ended Dwight's 60-year journey for a chance to travel beyond Earth. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more on Dwight's legacy.
Iranian regime supporters are mourning the death of President Ebrahim Raisi after a deadly helicopter crash that is shaking up Iran's leadership. Dr. Eric Lob, an associate professor at Florida International University, joins CBS News with more on the political implications.
President Biden and former President Donald Trump hit the campaign trail over the weekend ahead of the 2024 general election. Mr. Biden addressed Morehouse College students in Atlanta, and Trump spoke to members of the National Rifle Association, which formally endorsed him for president in Dallas. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former attorney and "fixer," is back on the stand Monday for what is expected to be his last day of testimony at the former president's "hush money" criminal trial. CBS News' Robert Costa breaks down the latest in the case.
The process to refloat the Dali cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge involved dive crews and other meticulous steps to move the vessel. CBS News' Skyler Henry explains.