Greenland glacier melt could cause decades of rising seas
Melting glaciers may lead to a "staggering" continuous sea level rise totaling over 39 inches, researchers found
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Elton John, Jared Leto and Bon Jovi join forces with Kofi Annan, Al Gore and other world leaders ahead of Paris climate talks
Al Gore on climate talks: "We're going to win this"
After decades of raising alarm about climate change, the former vice president is now surprisingly optimistic
Apple CEO: Businesses must help solve climate change
Company has set a goal of running the company worldwide on renewable energy and has achieved 87 percent of that goal
Global temps approach milestone amid record greenhouse gases
Two new reports heighten concern about the pace of climate change and impact of a warming planet
Renowned beer brewer says it's a victim of climate change
Rising temperatures forced Belgian brewer to leave copper vessels devoid of their golden brew
Report: Human-caused climate change exacerbates extreme weather events
28 extreme weather events were studied, including California's drought and floods in Australia and New Zealand
Last year's extreme weather, including cyclones in Hawaii and California wildfires, were made worse by pollution-caused climate change
Last year's extreme weather, including cyclones in Hawaii and California wildfires, were made worse by pollution-caused climate change, according to a new government study. John Blackstone has more.
Teens sue government to push for climate change action
"We're the ones who have to live with it if the oceans are acidic and the planet is 5 degrees warmer"
Climate change poses major health threat to children
A leading group of pediatricians warns that children are particularly vulnerable to the health effects of climate change
Climate change could push snow leopards to extinction
There are only about 4,000 of the big cats left, says a World Wildlife Fund study, and their habitat is in peril
Climate change could split fall foliage season in two
Rising temperatures and extreme weather could make New England leaf-peeping more complicated in the future
Which is worse for wildlife - climate change or humans?
Study in the Caribbean finds that animal populations that survived the Ice Age couldn't stand up to the arrival of humans
Climate change could leave sea turtles without mates
Shifts in temperature along the Florida coast have a surprising impact on the gender balance of sea turtles
Spring could come three weeks early the U.S.
Climate change could cut winter short and make for earlier blooms, interfering with animal migrations and damaging crops
Calif. wants renewable energy for half its power by 2030
Gov. Jerry Brown dramatically increased the state's climate-change goals
Virtual reality PSA takes you inside a melting glacier
The Sierra Club is using 360-degree video (and Jared Leto) to show what climate change really looks like
Is U.S. prepared for more extreme storms and floods?
Dam failures in South Carolina call into question whether our infrastructure can handle the growing threats of climate change
Godzilla El Niño headed for California
Already affecting animals' migratory patterns and water temperatures in the Pacific, the 2015 El Niño has all the trappings of a massive climate event
Climate change could displace half a million islanders
Sea level rise and worsening storms could make atolls uninhabitable in the coming decades, study says
Christiana Figueres, the U.N.'s head of global climate negotiations, says reaching a deal to reduce carbon emissions is finally within reach because it's in every country's economic interests to do so
Christiana Figueres, the U.N.'s head of global climate negotiations, says reaching a deal to reduce carbon emissions is finally within reach because it's in every country's economic interests to do so. She spoke with CBS News about how the U.S. could benefit from leading the way.
Can this woman forge a global deal on climate change?
U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres says a deal to limit carbon emissions is in reach, and it's in our economic interest to get on board
Bzz-arre warming trend: Bees' tongues getting shorter
Study finds that as climate change kills off some of their favorite flowers, bees are having to adapt, with long-term consequences
Pope Francis draws attention to climate change in remarks at White House
Government officials, church dignitaries and at least 11,000 people were outside of the White House to welcome the pope to the U.S.
Vanishing glaciers of Alaska
Before-and-after photos illustrate the rapid and dramatic melting of Alaska's glaciers
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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.