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Health of Antarctica killer whales
In this edition of Mark Phillips' Climate Diaries, the CBS News correspondent follows a group of researchers chasing killer whales in Antarctica. They are using new technology, including drones, to learn about the health of the ocean's top predator. Phillips shows how the ocean dwellers are experiencing the effects of climate change.
Why researchers are hunting killer whales in the Antarctic
CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips went to Antarctica to learn about the unusual technique researchers are using to try to save killer whales from the effects of climate change
Tracking "irreversible" ice flows in Antarctica
More Antarctic ice flowing into the sea increases the threat to low-lying coastal areas around the world
Antarctica losing ice
Dramatic change is happening at the bottom of the world; A huge chunk of the Antarctic ice sheet is breaking away. Mark Phillips reports on the scientists who are studying the worrying trend.
Climate Diaries: Scientists on the front lines in Antarctica
Ice tells the story of a changing world, and it is not in denial about climate change
The collapsing beauty of Antarctica's Larsen Ice Shelf
At this rate, scientists expect the remnants of the ice shelf to vanish entirely as early as 2020
Global warming study again questioned, again defended
Another round of bickering erupts over data in a study to show how the climate is changing
Arctic heat wave
A massive storm will be striking the North Atlantic, creating abmormally warm temperatures on Thursday. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli from CBS affiliate WPEC in West Palm Beach joins CBSN with more.
Storms preview sea-rise damage to California
Ocean levels are rising, worsening the floods and high tides sweeping California this winter, experts say
Climate change poses increasing risks, EU warns
The European Environment Agency says the continent is facing rising sea levels and more extreme weather
Sea level rise will hit these U.S. communities hardest
Cities and states have asked for more information about how sea level rise will affect them – here are answers to their questions
"Nobody wants to do this": Scientists debate how to fight global warming
Scientists weigh bold steps, many carrying unknown consequences, to directly alter the Earth or its atmosphere
Sunny state considers 100 percent renewable energy goal for transportation
If passed, Hawaii would be first in nation to set such a high goal for its transportation sector
Scott Pruitt supporter
President-elect Trump's pick to lead the EPA, Scott Pruitt, has been fiercely opposed by environmental groups. Domestic policy advisor for the Trump transition and former Ohio Secretary of State, Ken Blackwell comes to his defense on CBSN's "Red & Blue."
Scott Pruitt critic
President-elect Trump's pick to head the EPA has sued the agency more than a dozen times. During Pruitt's confirmation hearing Wednesday, the EPA nominee said that climate change is not a hoax. Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" with more on why he thinks Pruitt is not qualified for the job.
Huge ice crack in Antarctica forces British scientists to flee research station
British scientists have decided to close the Halley VI Research Station in Antarctica for the winter
Global warming could steal postcard-perfect weather days
Global warming is going to steal away some of those postcard-perfect weather days, according to a new study
Earth sets hottest year record for third straight year
Breaking records has become the new normal: 2016 has officially passed 2015 as the hottest year on record
U.S. plan on endangered polar bears lacks teeth, critics say
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its plan Monday for the recovery of threatened polar bears
Quirk may shield U.S. coast during busy hurricane season
Scientists say this "lucky byproduct" appears to offer protection from damage during busy Atlantic hurricane seasons
Global warming data that riled doubters is confirmed
New data should settle the debate between the House Science Committee and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
How climate change transformed the Earth in 2016
Your guide to understanding the year that was for the planet
North Pole warms near melting point this Christmas week
Another dramatic milestone in the rapid warming of the planet
Climate change fingerprints seen on 24 weird weather cases, study says
Man-made climate change played some role in 24 out of 30 strange weather events in 2015, a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Northern lights might be visible across 18 states tonight
People in 18 U.S. states could see the green or red glow of the aurora in the sky Monday night into Tuesday.
"Punk rocker" dinosaur had long spikes, newly discovered fossils show
"Spicomellus is one of the strangest dinosaurs that we've ever discovered," the project's leader said.
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.