New Mexico moves to defuse outrage over science standards
The state will adopt widely used school science standards in their entirety in response public outrage over proposed changes that omitted references to global warming and evolution
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Clean energy creating jobs
Wind, solar and other clean-energy technologies are sustaining millions of jobs -- and adding them faster than legacy energy providers. Brian Murray, the director of the environmental economics program at Duke University, joins CBSN's Reena Ninan to discuss.
What's worse than flooding? Drought
As the planet warms, an increase in "dry shocks" is taking a heavy toll on cities around the world
GAO says climate change already costing U.S. billions
Costs are expected to rise as devastating storms, floods, wildfires and droughts become more frequent in the coming decades
"This is kind of a warning": Study says NYC may see more frequent flooding
Researchers say floods that strike NYC roughly every 25 years now, could happen once every five years between 2030 and 2045
EPA cancels appearance of scientists at climate change event
The event is designed to draw attention to the health of Narragansett Bay, which forms New England's largest estuary
Once-pristine Arctic choking on our plastic addiction
300 billion tiny pieces of plastic trash are drifting just beneath the surface in ocean waters previously impervious to the pollution onslaught
In Africa, a new weapon in the fight against climate change: drones
In Zanzibar, an innovative mapping initiative is using new technology to help policy makers fight the effects of rising sea levels
How high-tech mapping could help save the Great Barrier Reef
New and old technologies reveal what's killing Australia's great marine wonder
Dangers posed by Alaska's rapidly thawing permafrost
Side effects include the rapid release of greenhouse gases and homes buckling into uneven ground
Thawing permafrost in Alaska
NOAA says September's Arctic sea ice coverage was about 25 percent less than it was between 1981 and 2010. As America's only Arctic state, Alaska today faces unique challenges. One of those is the loss of permafrost, frozen earth that serves as the foundation for huge portions of the state. Jeff Glor reports.
Saving the Great Barrier Reef
Researchers in Australia are battling the clock to save the Great Barrier Reef. CNET senior editor Claire Reilly joins CBSN to discuss the many methods being employed to save this natural wonder.
2017 is second-warmest year on record, NOAA says
September was the fourth-warmest September on record and saw a number of weather anomalies across the globe
NOAA climate report
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the first nine months of 2017 were the second warmest since record keeping began in 1880. As CBSN's Reena Ninan explains, last month also saw the second smallest Antarctic sea ice area for any September since 1979.
"Tarantino does Happy Feet": Mass die-off of Antarctic penguin chicks
Researchers say mass die-off occurred because unusually large amounts of sea ice forced penguins to travel farther in search of food for their young
How climate change is "turning up the dial" on wildfires
Experts say fires like those burning up California's wine country will be more frequent, more intense and last longer as global temperatures rise
Climate change & wildfires
New York magazine deputy editor David Wallace-Wells has reported extensively about climate change and joins CBSN to discuss the impact it may have on wildfires, as almost two dozen fires continue to burn across the state of California.
Bloomberg unveils $64M clean energy commitment to counter rollback of emissions rule
Former mayor committed $64M to help move the United States off of coal power
Drones reforesting the world
Billions of trees are lost every year, faster than human hands can plant them. One engineer has a possible solution.
EPA policy rollback
President Trump is ending one of the Obama administration's signature environmental policies, the Clean Power Plan that limits carbon emissions from power plants that burn coal. Politico energy reporter Emily Holden joins CBSN to discuss the ramifications.
Medical group: EPA's move "puts American lives at greater risk"
Coalition of medical groups says Americans' health will suffer if more carbon emissions are allowed from coal-fired power plants
A carbon-neutral Copenhagen
Copenhagen is considered a global leader in clean energy, transforming its infrastructure with a goal to become the first carbon-neutral city in the world. "CBS Sunday Morning's" Mo Rocca reports on how Danish architects are leading the drive for a cleaner city.
Scientists say extreme storms will be "new normal," U.N. chief warns
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "scientists are learning more and more about the links between climate change and extreme weather"
"Lucifer" heat waves could become summer norm
Climate change has contributed to more temperature extremes in the Mediterranean region, and researchers warn of worse to come
Why global hunger is on the rise again
"This has set off alarm bells we cannot afford to ignore," says U.N report, citing role of war and climate change
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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.