Book excerpt: "The Song of the Cell" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the cancer history "The Emperor of All Maladies" returns with the story of the discovery of cells, and the science of manipulating them.
Science
T. rex display heats up debate over auctions of dinosaur skeletons
One paleontologist lamented that dinosaur skeletons need to be kept available to scientists for study and not made part of private collections.
New reports warn of "untold human suffering" as climate goals fall short
Nations pledged to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but three new U.N. reports show that the world is on track to hit nearly double that in less than 80 years.
Some Minnesota residents worried about local nickel mining for EV batteries
"Where is the scientific data that says this is safe?" said Melanie Benjamin, who leads the executive branch of an American Indian tribe in Minnesota.
"Emissions gap" sending world toward climate "catastrophe," U.N. chief says
The world is still "far behind" and isn't doing nearly enough or even promising to do enough to reach any of the global goals limiting future warming, a U.N. report says.
NASA launches new UFO study
The team conducting the study includes former astronaut Scott Kelly along with 15 other scientists and experts.
A clean energy quest so big, the U.S. and Russia are working together
CBS News goes inside the "world's most complex machine," a multinational experiment to create a sustainable "energy future" for the whole planet
A giant sunfish weighing more than 6,000 lbs is the biggest bony fish ever, researchers say
The fish was weighed with a crane scale, by raising it with a forklift truck.
Expert identifies "key culprit" in mass die-off of Alaska snow crabs
A marine biologist with the Alaska Fisheries Science Center says the shocking numbers seen today are the result of heatwaves in 2018 and 2019.
Genetic twist: Medieval plague may still be affecting our immunity
Genes that may have helped ancestors survive the Black Death make us more vulnerable to certain diseases today, a study says.
Government shutdown continues as White House weighs "thousands" of layoffs
The 2025 government shutdown entered its second day on Thursday with no signs of an imminent resolution.
Large fire erupts at Los Angeles-area Chevron refinery in El Segundo
LA County Supervisor Holly Mitchell said crews contained the fire to one area of the refinery.
2 killed in terror attack outside synagogue in U.K.; attacker dead
The terror attack unfolded outside a synagogue in the English city of Manchester while worshippers were inside, authorities said.
Exclusive
Head of Eisenhower library resigns after sword spat with Trump administration
A dispute over a gift given by President Trump to King Charles forced out the museum boss, sources say.
DOJ fires 2 key Virginia prosecutors amid turmoil in office that charged Comey
The Justice Department has fired two of the highest-level prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia, two sources told CBS News, just days after President Trump ousted the U.S. attorney there.
FDA head says TrumpRx is a "major step" toward making medications affordable
Pfizer is the first of many drug makers President Trump claimed has agreed to offer steep drug discounts to all Americans through TrumpRx, in line with the lowest prices paid by Europeans.
Trump administration tells Congress the U.S. is in "armed conflict" with cartels
A notification sent to Congress and viewed by CBS News says President Trump has determined drug cartels are engaged in an "armed attack" against the U.S.
White House asks 9 universities to sign agreement to guarantee funding
A White House compact asks universities to freeze their tuition for five years and ban the use of sex and gender as criteria used in admissions.
40% of arrests in D.C. crackdown have been immigration-related, data shows
Since launching its crackdown in Washington, D.C., the Trump administration has recorded over 3,500 arrests in the district, with nearly 1,400 strictly immigration-related.