What to know about the Perseids and when to view the 2025 meteor shower

The Perseids meteor shower begins this week and is expected to offer one of the best astronomy shows of 2025.

• Jul 15

Cracking the code: Using genetic genealogy to unmask serial criminals

Barbara Rae-Venter never anticipated that her genealogy hobby would lead to the capture of one of California's most notorious criminals, the Golden State Killer. Her pioneering use of genetic genealogy has since helped solve numerous cold cases.

• Jul 13

Teenager wants to cure skin cancer with soap

Teenage scientist Heman Bekele's ultimate goal is to cure melanoma. After winning 3M's Young Scientist Challenge by inventing soap that can cure skin cancer, he caught the attention of Dr. Jay William Fox, associate director at the University of Virginia's cancer center.

• Jul 12
• 07:39

How to vet scientific research

Cabells Publishing, a scholarly analytics company, has flagged more than 19,000 journals as potentially predatory. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder explains how to know if you're getting accurate information.

• Jul 9
• 03:02

North America's oldest known pterosaur discovered in Arizona, researchers say

Researchers were able to date the fossil of the flying reptile, a close cousin of dinosaurs, back to more than 209 million years ago.

• Jul 7

Inside the lab trying to change people's minds about sharks

Scientists at Oregon State University are working to change people's minds about sharks--and are learning more about the health of the ocean in the process.

• Jul 5

The stories behind history's most haunting shipwrecks

From the Clotilda to the Titanic, archaeologist James Delgado shares insights from his 50-year career.

• Jul 4

Billions of flies to be dumped from planes to fight flesh-eating screwworms

The move is part of the government's plans for protecting the U.S. from the New World screwworm fly, which could devastate its beef industry and even kill household pets.

• Jul 2

Key data used in hurricane forecasting in jeopardy, NOAA says

The satellite program has historically been a key source of weather forecasting data for NOAA.

• Jul 1

Scanning the heavens at the Vatican Observatory

Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is also home to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 to help bridge the chasm between religion and science. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with scientists and students for whom the Church's observations of the heavens are a means to unite people beyond faith.

• Jun 29
• 05:03

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