Scientists digitally "unroll" ancient scroll scorched by Mount Vesuvius
Researchers used advanced technology to digitally "unroll" an ancient Greek text on carbonized papyrus, and now they're reading it.
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Could an asteroid could hit Earth in 2032? Here's what to know.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
Study finds growing levels of microplastics in human brains
Human brains contain higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs, according to a new study, and the amount appears to be increasing over time.
Asteroid samples revealed clues about the possible origins of life
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world.
Elusive, palm-sized shrew caught on camera for the first time
To take photos of the Mount Lyell shrew, three students laid out over 100 traps last November in the Eastern Sierra Nevada region and checked them every two hours.
World's biggest iceberg could collide with Antarctic penguin island
The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.
66-million-year-old vomit found by amateur fossil hunter
A paleontologist hailed the discovery as "truly an unusual find," adding it helped explain the relationships in the prehistoric food chain.
Climate scientist: "There's no place that's safe"
Experts discuss the increased intensity we can expect from destructive weather events due to climate change, while an amateur meteorologist explains how he helped sound the alarm as wildfires spread towards the L.A. County community of Altadena.
Scientists make "jaw-dropping" discovery about Iron Age women in U.K.
Scientists analyzing 2,000-year-old DNA have revealed that a Celtic society in the southern U.K. during the Iron Age was centered around women, a study said.
SpaceX pushes Starship test flight back one day due to weather
If the weather cooperates, the Starship launch will follow the maiden flight of Jeff Bezos' already weather-delayed New Glenn rocket.
Trump says he plans to send troops to Portland, Oregon
President Trump said on Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, as his deployments expand to more cities across the U.S.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to Pennsylvania detention center, attorneys say
Abrego Garcia's lawyers argued that travel to Moshannon is far more difficult for members of the defense team based in Nashville, and not easier for those in New York.
Trump to meet with congressional leaders ahead of shutdown deadline
Lawmakers are facing a deadline of midnight Tuesday, when the 2026 fiscal year begins, to reach a deal to keep the government funded.
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 protest
One source told CBS News that the termination letter to the agents cited their alleged "lack of judgement" in their actions.
Dominion reaches settlement in its $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Guiliani
Dominion sued Giuliani in 2021 for $1.3 billion in damages after he led President Trump's efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 election results.
At least 4 dead in Arizona following devastating flooding
In the rural community of Globe, one of Arizona's oldest mining towns, sheriff deputies are looking into reports of people who may be missing.
Airstrikes and shooting kill at least 91 people in Gaza as calls for ceasefire grow
Among the dead were those hit by two strikes in the Nuseirat refugee cam, including women and children, according to staff at al-Awda Hospital.
U.N. hits Iran with "snapback" sanctions over its nuclear program
The sanctions will again freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran, and penalize any development of Iran's ballistic missile program, among other measures.
Did a teen stab his twin sister to death while sleepwalking?
Benjamin Elliott, 17, says he has almost no memory of walking into his twin sister Meghan's bedroom with a knife and stabbing her to death while she was asleep in their Texas home.