Mural of activist Greta Thunberg goes up in San Francisco
It aims to draw attention to climate change
ClimateWatch: Climate Change News & Features
Climate change could end mortgages as we know them
The traditional 30-year home loan — along with city and state budgets — face a grave threat from growing climate risks
Senators on climate change: "We look a bit like Neanderthals"
The new Senate climate caucus is short on specifics and seems to be taking small steps toward action
"Climate strike" named word of the year by Collins Dictionary
"Influencer," nonbinary," and rewilding" made the shortlist
Italy to require studying climate change in schools
"I want to make the Italian education system the first education system that puts the environment and society at the core of everything we learn in school," the education minister said
More than 100 elephants die amid severe drought in Zimbabwe
As temperatures soar over 113 degrees, severe conditions are also threatening 11 million people with hunger across southern Africa
Earth just experienced its hottest-ever October
October follows the hottest-ever September and a record-setting summer
More than 11,000 scientists declare a "climate emergency"
They warn humanity is on track to face "untold suffering" — and say we're running out of time to act
Can farmers sow their way out of climate change?
Some agronomists say if farmers and ranchers fully embrace climate-friendly practices, they can help make agriculture carbon-neutral
Trump administration starts formal pullout from Paris climate deal
Experts say the United States' withdrawal will hurt efforts to fight global warming
Leonardo DiCaprio calls Greta Thunberg "a leader of our time"
He said spending time with her was an honor
Two more celebrities get arrested with Jane Fonda
It's Friday, so Jane Fonda is getting arrested on Capitol Hill
Hundreds of koalas feared dead in massive Australian fire
"If we look at a 50% survival rate, that's around about 350 koalas and that's absolutely devastating," the president of an Australian koala hospital said
"This will only get worse": California fires linked to climate change
Warmer, drier conditions have made California's wildfire season longer and more intense
Greta Thunberg turns down environmental award and $51,000 prize
"The climate movement does not need any more awards," Thunberg said
Rising sea levels to flood homes of 300 million people by 2050: study
Sea level rise threatens to flood hundreds of millions more people than previously expected, according to new data
Coal giant Murray Energy, big Trump backer, files for bankruptcy
The largest privately owned U.S. coal company is trying to dig itself out of $3 billion in debt it can't repay
Whistleblower says CDC nixed phrase "climate change" after Trump elected
Dr. George Luber, who was head of CDC's climate and health program, tells CBS News the agency walked away from climate change research over fears of antagonizing the White House
Ted Danson arrested with Jane Fonda at U.S. Capitol
It's Friday, and that means Fonda and her famous friends are protesting in Washington, D.C.
Cities must brace for floods, tornadoes and worse as climate warms
Only a few cities around the country are making much headway in preparing for the effects of global warming, report warns
SUVs spew more carbon than planes and factories
Over the last decade, sport utility vehicles are the second-largest contributor of global carbon dioxide emissions
Exxon's climate accounting goes on trial
The biggest U.S. fossil fuel company is accused of lying to its investors about the cost of carbon emissions to its business
Oyster shortages follow record floods: "Never been this bad"
Extreme weather linked to climate change is wreaking havoc in oyster production in parts of the U.S.
Reality TV show's challenge: Go vegetarian or eat your pet
British program challenges meat eaters to live with animals — and kill them if they decide to stay carnivores
Climate activists defy police ban to keep London protests going
Amnesty International calls blanket ban on Extinction Rebellion protests in the British capital "chilling and unlawful"
Science
World's first commercial carbon storage facility gets first CO2 injection
The first commercial carbon storage facility has been inaugurated off Norway's coast, but is storing CO2 deep under the seabed really the answer?
U.S. scientists work to preserve vulnerable species at a Smithsonian lab
Experts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute care for endangered species on 32,000 sprawling acres in Northern Virginia.
See Hurricane Erin from the International Space Station
As Hurricane Erin hovered over the Atlantic Ocean, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was spotted from above by cameras on the ISS.
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring the shrinking glaciers in the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape, as the effects of human-caused climate change on glaciers becomes even more starkly apparent. This story was provided by Climate Central.
What a shooting star looks like up close
A meteorite appeared as a fireball seen in several states, including Georgia, where it landed in a house. Dave Malkoff explores its past.
62-year-old fish thought to be oldest-ever trout found in Great Lakes
Researchers say that a lake trout recently captured in Lake Superior is believed to be the oldest-known specimen of its species ever caught in the Great Lakes, estimated to be 62 years old.
mRNA tech could help fight cancer, but cuts threaten progress, experts say
Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in treatment for cancers, rare disease and more.
New species of "deceptively cute" ancient whale found on beach
Scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying the species was "deceptively cute" but a dangerous predator.
Why ASMR is making a lot of noise
ASMR (or autonomous sensory meridian response) is the tingling sensation some people experience from certain sounds or visuals – a "brain massage," in the words of Maria Viktorovna, who's been called the "ASMR queen." Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Viktorovna about her wildly successful "Gentle Whispering" videos, and with physiology professor Craig Richard, who discusses ASMR's physical effects. Salie also visits Whisperwave, New York City's first ASMR spa. [Originally broadcast Dec. 8, 2024.]
Meteorite that ripped through Georgia home's roof is older than Earth
A mysterious fireball blazed across the sky in broad daylight on June 26, sparking hundreds of siting reports in Georgia and South Carolina.
Butterfly populations rapidly declining in Midwest
A new study finds that butterfly populations are rapidly declining in the Midwest. Elise Zipkin, one of the authors of the study, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Perseids meteor shower will peak this week. But will the moon ruin views?
The Perseids meteor shower — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak this week.
New image shows high-speed comet visiting from another solar system
Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our way.
NOAA updates hurricane forecast
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration updated the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season forecast. CBS News' Jessica Burch reports.