Air Force X-37B spaceplane successfully returns to earth after 780-day mission – CBS News Watch CBS News Air Force X-37B spaceplane successfully returned to earth Saturday after a 780-day mission, a record flight for a top secret U.S. military plane with no pilot. The solar-powered plane is believed to be a flying lab for testing…
Thanks to hidden cameras in Siberia, poaching of snow leopards has virtually stopped – CBS News Watch CBS News Only about 4,000 snow leopards are left in the wild. Now considered a “vulnerable species,” they roam across Central Asia where climate change and poaching further threatens their survival. A program in the remote mountains of…
Former hunters helping to save endangered snow leopards – CBS News Watch CBS News In the mountains of Siberia, few snow leopards remain. But as Elizabeth Palmer explains, cameras and former poachers, are helping to save them. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now…
Astronauts ready for historic all-female spacewalk – CBS News Watch CBS News There have been 420 spacewalks and at least one man has taken part in every one of them. But astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are about to change history. Mark Strassmann explains. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking…
Disaster declared as Venice deals with historic flooding – CBS News Watch CBS News One of the world’s most popular tourist destinations was declared a disaster on Thursday. Venice, Italy, has been swamped by the worst flooding in a half-century. As Holly Williams reports, the damage has left the city in deep trouble. Be the…
High tide in Venice could hit twice normal level – CBS News Watch CBS News Venice, Italy, is facing the second worst flooding in nearly 100 years, and high tide could hit nearly twice the normal level on Friday. At least two people have died, and the city’s mayor has closed the historic St. Mark’s…
How drought is impacting giant sequoia trees – CBS News Watch CBS News In our Eye on Earth series, we are walking among giants: ancient trees. The huge sequoia groves of California draw millions of tourists a year, but these forests are more than photo opportunities. They are longtime warriors in the battle against climate…
Bei Bei the giant panda leaving the National Zoo for China – CBS News Watch CBS News Washington’s National Zoo is saying goodbye to Bei Bei, the last of its beloved giant panda cubs. This could be the end of an era, as Bei Bei heads to China. Chip Reid explains. Be the first to…
LA Zoo uses new tactic to boost California condor population – CBS News Watch CBS News The California condor, the largest bird in North America, is making a comeback from the brink of extinction. In the early 1980s, there were only 22 left in the world. So scientists set out to capture the remaining birds…
State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered along U.S. shorelines — potentially cutting that type of waste in half in certain places, a new study published Thursday in the journal Science found. More than 600 bag policies, along with records from…
