101-year-old inventor tackles climate change
At 101-years-old, chemical engineer Charlie Bliss can't stop working. He's even developed a plan designed to capture carbon dioxide emissions. Chip Reid has his story.
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101-year-old inventor has plan to battle climate change
Charlie Bliss and his 81-year-old business partner are known as the thermodynamics duo
Carbon emissions jumped in 2018 despite record coal shutdowns
As the economy heated up, it reversed a decadelong trend of falling carbon emissions -- and natural gas is a culprit
Surprising discoveries on how tornadoes form
The very rare and strong December tornado in Washington state comes as scientists say twisters are growing more powerful every year
Ice art exhibit highlights climate change
The artists behind this exhibit in London hope more people will understand the reality of climate change by experiencing "Ice Watch."
"Scary" warming in the Arctic at unusual times and places
The report also finds record low winter ice and increased toxic algae
Climate change directly responsible for some extreme weather, study finds
Many of the world's most extreme weather events in 2017 were made more likely and, in some cases, even caused by human activity
U.S., Russia, Saudis balk at endorsing key climate change report
Team at major change conference to block positive portrayal of landmark study on global warming
Trump EPA acts to roll back control on climate-changing coal
This comes in the wake of multiplying warnings from the agency's scientists and others about the accelerating pace of global warming
World hits another alarming carbon emissions mark
Just two years ago, there was cause for cautious optimism
Schwarzenegger calls Trump "meshugge" over climate accord
The conference is expected to work out how governments can report on their efforts to reduce emissions
Is it too late to reverse the damage from climate change?
Shift toward cleaner energy will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but possibly not fast enough to halt global warming
Indiana soybean farmer witnesses effects of climate change in ruined crops
Government report points to worsening effects on U.S. economy, including in the Midwest, the "breadbasket of America"
Ice cider revived Canada's apple industry. It could soon disappear because of global warming
Weather is a key ingredient. It may also be this delicacy's downfall
Al Gore says Trump administration seeks to "bury" climate report by releasing it on Black Friday
"The Trump administration chooses the Friday after Thanksgiving to try and bury this critical U.S. assessment of the climate crisis"
Report reveals staggering economic and health toll of climate change
The report "concludes that the evidence of human-caused climate change is overwhelming and continues to strengthen"
Controversial spraying method aims to curb global warming
Planes spraying tiny sulphate particulates into the lower stratosphere could help shield Earth from just enough sunlight to help keep temperatures low
Climate change will bring multiple disasters at once, study warns
"Facing these climatic changes will be like getting into a fight with Mike Tyson, Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Jackie Chan – all at the same time," the lead researcher said
Protective masks fly off store shelves in wildfire-ravaged California
People in the San Francisco Bay area are rushing to area stores to buy protective masks only to find that many are sold-out.
Factors contributing to California's explosive and deadly wildfire season
CBS News contributing meteorologist Jeff Berardelli explains how deadly blazes in the Golden State involve both current weather and longer term climate shifts
3 reports sound alarm on warming oceans
The climate printing press has been working overtime the past two weeks spitting out study after study
Supreme Court declines to stop climate change lawsuit filed by young activists
Case was brought by 21 young people who argue government officials have known for more than 50 years that carbon pollution from fossil fuels was causing climate change
Oceans have absorbed more heat than previously thought, study finds
Heat absorbed by Earth's oceans leads to coral bleaching and contributes to sea level rise
Oceans warming faster, study finds
A new study has found that the Earth's oceans have absorbed 60% more heat than previously thought. CBS News contributing meteorologist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to discuss the study.
Kids' lawsuit over climate change
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked an unprecedented climate change lawsuit filed in Oregon. 21 young people ages 11 to 22 are suing the federal government for failing to fight global warming. Phil Gregory, one of the attorneys representing the group, joins CBSN on the phone to discuss the case.
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Village swallowed by the sea 8,500 years ago found off Denmark
Divers have collected evidence of a Stone Age settlement lost to rising seas after the last ice age from the seabed off Denmark's coast.
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.