4 oil companies had total sales of $1 trillion last year
Record profits and a growing climate crisis have renewed calls for a tax on fossil-fuel companies.
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New York investors eye increasingly scarce water in the West
Investment firms are showing a growing interest in an increasingly scarce natural resource in the American West. For some, that's concerning.
The East Coast's snowless winter leaves some businesses feeling the heat
The lack of snow is taking a financial toll from Maine to Michigan.
True extent of global warming masked by atmospheric dust, study finds
The amount of dust in the atmosphere has increased, and new research helps explain what that means for the climate.
Aviation startup flies largest ever hydrogen-electic aircraft
Airlines including American and United are investing in hydrogen-electric engines to help decarbonize flights.
Greenland ice sheet hits hottest temperatures in 1,000 years
The study's lead author said there is "almost zero" chance that anything but human-caused climate change is to blame for the sharp rise in temperature.
Greta Thunberg detained by German police at coal mine protest
Thunberg has been protesting in and near the German village of Lüetzerath, an abandoned area that an energy company is seeking to demolish in the quest to mine coal.
Beavers are back in southern England county for first time in 400 years
Two beavers named Hazel and Chompy have been released on a mission to help local ecosystems – and even fight climate change.
Drought and war could kill half a million kids in Somalia by the summer
The U.N. warns that unless urgent action is taken, half a million children could die in the drought-ravaged nation within just six months.
Ocean heat shatters record once again: "It's getting worse"
For the fourth year in a row, ocean heat has shattered a new record. Here's what it means for the planet.
Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming for decades, study says
Energy giant's own scientists were working on precise forecasts even as company publicly doubted warming was real.
A possible milestone in the fight against climate change
Company says it used advanced technology to pull carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the ground.
Huge deposits of vital rare earth elements found in Arctic Sweden
"The EU's self-sufficiency and independence from Russia and China will begin in the mine," said Sweden's energy and business minister.
Greta Thunberg joining activists' fight to save village from coal mine
Despite initial clashes and Molotov cocktails being hurled, police say the operation to force hundreds of demonstrators out of Luetzerath is going to plan.
18 extreme weather events caused $165 billion in damage last year, NOAA says
America's onslaught of mega costly weather disasters remains stuck in high gear.
Fed can't do much to fight climate change, Powell says
Central banks should lean on banks to consider environmental risks in lending, climate activists say.
Activists clash with police in town set to be engulfed by a coal mine
Tear gas and pushing and shoving as police move in to clear hundreds of activists occupying the tiny town of Luetzerath, which was sold to an energy company.
Most want Congress to fight climate change — poll analysis
Climate change continues to be more of a priority for Democrats than Republicans.
U.S. greenhouse gases increase for second year, preliminary data shows
Preliminary data shows renewable energy surpassed coal power in 2022 for the first time in over 60 years, but researchers say it's not enough to put the U.S. on target to meet its 2030 emissions goal.
The Invisible Problem: Understanding how carbon is warming the Earth
It's one of the most powerful forces warming the Earth, leading to increasingly severe droughts, wildfires and floods. It's also invisible. So how do we see start seeing carbon?
Earth's ozone layer on track to recover within 40 years, U.N. scientists say
A global agreement in effect since 1989 has led to the phasing out out of nearly 99% of ozone-depleting chemicals.
Renewable energy usage has doubled in the last decade. Hawaii leads the way.
Renewable sources of energy will account for 24% of the nation's energy in 2023, more than double what it was a decade ago.
Coastal residents on climate change: "The ocean's coming for you"
With sea levels along U.S. shores expected to rise as much as 12 inches by 2050, residents of North Carolina's Barrier Islands, Galveston, Texas, and Pacifica, Calif., are grappling with changing coastlines, engaged in a battle that Mother Nature is winning.
U.K.'s hottest-ever year was fueled by human-caused climate change
Researchers warn that if carbon dioxide emissions aren't rapidly reduced, this record-breaking heat will soon become the norm.
How coral bleaching is causing "unnecessary" fish fights
A researcher said there was "crying in our masks" as her team watched fish battle over food that had simply died off, and may never come back.
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Arctic seals, most bird species on new list of threatened species
One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of Threatened Species.
Bear injures 2 in Japanese grocery store, man killed in separate attack
As Japan faces rising human-bear encounters, an animal trapped in a grocery store injured two men, while a separate reported mauling proved fatal.
Interstellar comet passing by Mars seen in rare images
The images taken by two Mars orbiters show a bright, fuzzy white dot of the comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, appearing to move against a backdrop of distant stars.
Nobel in Physics goes to 3 scientists for work on quantum technology
One of 2025's three Nobel Prize in Physics winners says the trio's work is "one of the underlying reasons that cellphones work.''
Bill Nye warns U.S. could "cede leadership to other countries" if NASA budget is cut
Bill Nye the Science Guy on Monday protested against a federal budget proposal that would see NASA's funding reduced from $24 billion to $18.8 billion.
3 scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries in immunology
Nobel Prize committee chair says discoveries by the trio of researchers were "decisive for our understanding of how the immune system functions."
Supermoon will appear tonight. Here's what to know.
The first supermoon of 2025 will arrive soon. Here's what to know about the phenomenon.
Mysterious planet is gobbling 6 billion tons of gas and dust a second
ESO's Very Large Telescope has observed a rogue planet and revealed that it is eating up gas and dust from its surroundings at a rate of 6 billion tons a second.
Saturn's moon shows favorable conditions for life: "Simply phenomenal"
Enceladus has long been considered a prime candidate in the search for life beyond Earth because of its hidden ocean and plumes of water erupting from cracks near its south pole.
From the archives: Naturalist Jane Goodall
Famed naturalist Jane Goodall, who dedicated her life to studying chimpanzees and protecting the environment, died on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 at age 91. In this Oct. 24, 2021 "Sunday Morning" profile, she talked with Seth Doane about her fascination with animals, her groundbreaking work with primates, and her advocacy for a more sustainable future.
Bermuda braces for Hurricane Imelda after a brush with Humberto
The outer bands of Humberto lashed Bermuda ahead of a more direct pass from the newer and stronger Hurricane Imelda.
Why crickets are as good as a thermometer
The chirping of crickets in your backyard can be a soothing seasonal sound, but did you know it's also an accurate way to tell the temperature – if you know the mathematical formula? Robert Krulwich and puppeteer Barnaby Dixon explain.
Million-year-old skull could rewrite human evolution timeline
The findings have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in the Middle" of human evolution, researchers said.
Sub discovers unexploded Nazi bombs teeming with marine life
The study's author said "there is some irony" in the discovery that these "things that are meant to kill everything are now attracting so much life."
Why humans love talking to pets
Scientist and professor Justin Gregg joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his new book, "Human-ish: What Talking to Your Cat or Naming Your Car Reveals About the Uniquely Human Need to Humanize." He explains why we talk to pets, name objects, and even connect with inflatable tube men — and what that reveals about human nature.