"I'm not a climate change guy, but...": Farmers reckon with new reality
This spring, a series of record-breaking storms hit the Midwest. For farmers, the reality of a changing climate is getting harder to deny
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Cement contributes to global warming, investors warn
Cement, a key ingredient in the world's most popular building material, emits more carbon than all but two countries
Record-high temperatures could scorch U.S. economy
Climate change has the potential to sap the U.S. economy more than tariffs or other man-made threats
National Weather Service bakes biscuits in a car
The agency performed the hilarious experiment to warn locals of the dangerous heat wave this weekend
Wildfires could grow exponentially as climate warms
Drier conditions are a key factor behind the biggest wildfires, and researchers say we're likely to see more in the future
Brace for more killer heat waves, Red Cross warns
New report stresses the need to protect against the "silent killers" of climate change
Oldest coal mine in Wyoming in danger of closing
Coming after string of bankruptcies, it's another sign of coal's falling fortunes despite Trump's vow to rescue industry
The company refilling your household goods is expanding to more states
Loop partnered with consumer giants like Procter & Gamble to deliver their products and refill them via the service
Trump avoids climate change in speech on environmentalism
A White House fact sheet provided to CBS News ahead of his speech didn't mention climate change, and the president stuck to that
Planting a trillion trees could help solve climate change
Scientists say massive global reforestation may be the best way to fight global warming
Climate change means more pesticides in your wine
Hotter, more humid weather helps pests thrive and forces growers to douse their delicate grapes with pesticides
Florida agency wants residents to kill invasive iguanas
Residents are being encouraged to kill the animals "on their own property whenever possible"
Is climate change to blame for Europe's heat wave?
Scientific evidence suggests heat waves are becoming more frequent and more extreme
Experts say climate change is causing France's record heat wave
"You can say with a very high degree of confidence that this extreme event is a consequence of human-made climate change," pioneering climate change scientist Dr. James Hansen told CBS News
A first: More U.S. electricity from renewables than coal
Cheap natural gas has long made coal a money-loser—now, cheap solar and wind energy drive new nails into coffin
Oregon Republicans in hiding to prevent vote on climate bill
The political standoff stems from a bill to reduce carbon emissions
Wildfire smoke increases health risks for millions of Americans
Over the next three decades, more than 300 counties in the West will see more severe smoke waves from wildfires, sometimes lasting weeks longer than in years past, according to researchers
Oregon Republicans leave state Senate over climate change bill
A group of 11 Republican state senators have walked out and prevented legislative quorum
Oregon Republicans go missing and governor sends police to find them
Officers can arrest the lawmakers if they refuse to willfully return and will each be fined $500 a day if they don't return Friday morning
Water runs out for millions in one of India's biggest cities
Reservoirs dry up after poor monsoon season, leaving residents, schools and businesses to tap dirty wells and pay for bottled water
Spy satellites show glaciers losing ground to climate change
Declassified spy satellite photos lead scientists to some startling conclusions
Starving polar bear wanders into Siberian city looking for food
Hundreds of miles from where it should be hunting, emaciated bear seen poking around on industrial estate for food
Flesh-eating bacteria becoming more common on East Coast
The dangerous bacteria can infect wounds in your skin — and even the seafood you eat
Sled dogs slog through meltwater on Greenland ice sheet
"Challenging conditions" for researchers collecting instruments used to measure sea ice brought on by "very warm conditions" in the Arctic
Warming waters may be changing shark migration patterns
An 8-year-old boy was bit by a shark in the third attack this season along the North Carolina coast
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Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's "storm of the century," forecasters say
Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its strongest on record. It could be the island's "storm of the century," world forecasters say.
Fish named Arnie swims a record 530 miles, mostly upstream
The Murray cod, named Arnie after Australia's recently retired Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus, was first tagged in 2022.
Tarantulas: Why you shouldn't be afraid
We know very little about the brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi), whose habitat stretches from Louisiana to Texas and Colorado. But the first question arachnid expert Cara Shillington asks is, why are we afraid of tarantulas? She talks with Jonathan Vigliotti, who also visits Colorado's La Junta Tarantula Fest, an annual celebration of the eight-legged creature that draws thousands to see thousands of brown tarantulas wandering the Comanche National Grassland in a haphazard, often halting hunt for a mate.
Fossils show dinosaurs thriving in North America before asteroid strike
Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction.
New report: Global climate efforts off-track
Global climate change limit efforts are off-track from the 2030 goals set out by the Paris Agreement in 2016, according to the State of Climate Action 2025 Report. Kelly Levin, the chief of science, data and systems change at the Bezos Earth Fund, joins to break down the report.
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.