Jane Goodall: If humans don't change "we're going to destroy ourselves"
The world-renowned conservationist desperately wants the world to pay attention to what she sees as the greatest threat to humanity's existence.
ClimateWatch: Climate Change News & Features
100.4° Arctic record confirmed; Earth may be warmest in 12,000 years
As the extreme northern heat wave continues, it's so warm in Norway people are skiing on glaciers in swimsuits.
"We are at a crossroads": Lawmakers unveil climate change plan
The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis unveiled its plan for "a clean energy economy that puts families and workers first."
Arctic records its hottest temperature ever
Reaching 100 degrees in or near the Arctic is almost unheard of.
2020 likely to be the warmest year on record globally
With a dramatic rise in temperatures in the Arctic, the world on track to break heat records again.
"Two different realities": Why America needs environmental justice
Peggy Shepard, the co-founder of WE ACT, talks to CBS News about the problem of environmental racism and what can be done to make communities safer and healthier.
World Oceans Day: New study finds deep ocean waters warming at a faster pace
The absorption of carbon dioxide by the planet's oceans is increasing, with warming temperatures forcing some marine species to migrate.
Extinctions raise risk of "biological annihilation," study warns
"We cannot separate ourselves from the natural world," said legendary conservationist Jane Goodall. "We continue to destroy it at our peril."
Dying coral reefs turn vibrant neon in apparent survival effort
Coral reefs on the brink of death are attempting to send a survival signal, via fluorescent neon colors.
Scientists say climate change is turning coastal Antarctica green
As the climate warms, scientists expect more and more of the snowy desert to turn bright green.
Study: Climate change makes a Dust Bowl heat wave more likely
Instead of once in a century, such extreme heat could start coming around every 40 years, researchers say.
Carbon emissions fall 17% worldwide under lockdowns
Lockdowns could lead to an annual emissions decline of up to 7% — the biggest emissions drop since World War II, researchers say.
Air pollution is already spiking in China with virus lockdown lifted
As industry resumes, deadly pollutants hit levels in April even higher than last year, prompting warnings of a "dirty" economic rebound.
India's carbon emissions fall for the first time in four decades
Carbon emissions growth has fallen below zero during India's coronavirus lockdowns, analysts say.
Ominous trend in American West could signal a looming "megadrought"
"The persistence of the drought conditions, in the Colorado River basin especially, is essentially unprecedented in human history," John Fleck, author of "Water is for Fighting Over," said.
Amid lockdowns, renewable energy sources overtake coal
Coronavirus lockdowns have given solar, wind and hydropower a boost.
Destruction of Amazon rainforest accelerates amid coronavirus
Researchers say deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased by more than 50% in the first three months of the year.
Billions could soon be in areas too hot to live without AC, study says
And most are likely to be too poor to afford air conditioning, researchers say. The culprit: climate change.
Highest-ever concentration of plastic pieces are on ocean floor
Researchers have found 1.9 million pieces of plastic in an 11-square-foot area of the sea — the highest-ever concentration of microplastics.
Polar ice lost in last 16 years could fill Lake Michigan
The two landmasses have lost about 5,000 gigatons of ice in the last decade and a half, which could fill around 2 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Hurricane season forecast raises worry amid pandemic
"The ability to respond will be severely hindered," one expert warned.
Huge amounts of methane leaking from U.S. oil fields, study shows
A new study says enough methane is spewing out of the Permian Basin to power 7 million households in Texas for a year.
Lab-spawned coral may save "America's great barrier reef"
Much of the coral in the 10,000-year-old Florida reef has been lost due to climate change, disease and pollution — now scientists may have a way to help save it.
Photos show dramatic decline in air pollution during lockdown
With humans stuck inside, carbon emissions have fallen significantly and the skies are clearing.
Lockdowns have led to cleaner air, but will it last?
Los Angeles has some of the cleanest air in the world with lockdowns in place.
Science
Neil deGrasse Tyson on why he's still waiting for proof of aliens
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why, despite believing life likely exists elsewhere, he's still waiting for real proof.
Neil deGrasse Tyson on new book
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his updated book "Just Visiting This Planet," which tackles more than 200 questions about science and the universe — including why the sky is blue.
Fall foliage colors muted in several regions due to drought
Leaf-peeping season has arrived in the Northeast and beyond, but weeks of drought have dulled this year's autumn colors and sent leaves fluttering to the ground earlier than usual.
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.