Earth may spin faster as glaciers melt
Scientists say melting ice and rising sea levels could have a small but measureable impact on the Earth's rotation
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John Kerry: Climate deal is a "breakaway agreement"
The secretary of state said businesses around the world will get the message and "spur massive investment" in new technologies
Who are the winners and losers of the COP21's climate deal?
On its face, the plan agreed to on Saturday affects just about every nation on earth -- but not all will benefit
After two weeks of intense international diplomacy, a historic agreement targeting climate change was made in Paris Saturday
After two weeks of intense international diplomacy, a historic agreement targeting climate change was made in Paris Saturday. As Mark Phillips reports, the deal was struck in one of the final weeks of the warmest year on record.
Obama hails historic deal to slow global warming
Almost every country in the world promised to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Climate negotiators strike deal to slow global warming
Almost every country in the world promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Paris climate talks go into overtime
One of the sticking points: Who should pay for damages caused by climate change?
Scotland uses power of tides to help the earth
In a remote coastal town in Scotland, one of the newest ideas in renewable energy comes from the oldest of sources: the oceans
World's most ambitious tidal power project underway in Scotland
Underwater turbines could soon produce electricity, which supporters say is a better alternative to solar and wind power
Study sees possible dip in world carbon emissions
Report of a decline in China's pollution coincides with Beijing's worst smog alert in history
Pollution brings 1st-ever "red alert" in Beijing
Highest-level warning as smog blankets Chinese capital, sending worried parents to hospitals and raising questions about why it wasn't done sooner
World leaders move closer to climate deal
There are some signs of progress at the Paris climate talks - but differences remain and the clock is ticking
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, says the United States should fight climate change by creating a system of sustainable energy. The Democratic presidential candidate says he is “frightened” by the planet we will leave behind if we do not act now
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, says the United States should fight climate change by creating a system of sustainable energy. The Democratic presidential candidate says he is “frightened” by the planet we will leave behind to our kids if we do not act now.
He also discusses how he hopes his climate change initiatives will be part of his presidential legacy
In his first interview since returning from the U.N. Climate Change summit in Paris, Mr. Obama speaks to "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell about how the threat and strain of climate change impacts world conflict and terrorism. He also discusses how he hopes his climate change initiatives will be part of his presidential legacy.
Citing the environmental work of past Republican leaders Obama said the party's staunch opposition to his climate change efforts today are "ironic"
Citing the environmental work of past Republican leaders, the president tells "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell that the party's staunch opposition to his climate change efforts today are "ironic."
The president defends his EPA rules preventing the building of new coal plants and explains why natural gas makes a good replacement
The president defends his EPA rules preventing the building of new coal plants and explains to "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell why natural gas makes a good replacement.
Negotiators from around the world are now in the middle of two weeks of talks in Paris, trying to reach an agreement to limit global warming
Negotiators from around the world are now in the middle of two weeks of talks in Paris, trying to reach an agreement to limit global warming. President Obama spoke to “CBS This Morning” co-host Norah O’Donnell at the White House about his effort to fight climate change and hopes to leave behind a legacy.
Obama: "You can't build a border wall" to stop climate change
President details why he considers it the world's "greatest threat" and how he hopes to make the fight a part of his legacy
The president speaks to "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell
The president speaks to "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell about trusting China to push its climate change efforts, and the importance of greater transparency and accountability of countries negotiating a global climate deal in Paris.
President Obama faces criticism from his opponents for suggesting the world’s greatest threat is not terrorism, but climate change
President Obama faces criticism from his opponents for suggesting the world’s greatest threat is not terrorism, but climate change. Norah O'Donnell asked Mr. Obama to explain his comment during a one-on-one interview at the White House. It’s his first interview since returning from the Paris climate change talks.
Why the Paris climate change talks could flop
Despite all the good intentions at the COP21 summit, a range of factors could sabotage plans to fight global warming
How climate change became so politicized
Climate change is "easy to demonize," says Republican who once headed the EPA
Norway pushes for an electric car revolution
What if you could buy a car that produces zero emissions and where the fuel, the parking and the driving are basically free?
Technology that could disrupt the course of climate change
From next-gen solar energy to sending sun-blocking aerosols to the atmosphere, could tech innovations be the answer to climate change?
A Chinese artist who spent 100 days vacuuming up pollution in Beijing has made the smog into solid bricks
A Chinese artist who spent 100 days vacuuming up pollution in Beijing has made the smog into solid bricks. CBSN's Ben Tracy takes a look.
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Iguana shocks zookeepers with "virgin birth" of 8 hatchlings
"When we confirmed the eggs were fertile without any contact with a male, our jaws hit the floor," a U.K. zoo director said after an iguana gave birth to eight healthy babies.
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.