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Your body cools itself through the skin. Dunking your forearms, which represent 10% of the skin's surface area, in ice cold water turbo-charges the cooling process.
Hurricane Beryl lashed the southeastern Caribbean as a Category 4, then strengthened even further to Category 5 — an unprecedented strength this early in the Atlantic season.
Forecasters warned Hurricane Beryl could bring "life-threatening winds and storm surge" to Jamaica.
Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so in a bid to fight global warming.
Federal agencies spend millions of dollars every year replacing sand on beaches. Some experts argue it may not be the best use of tax dollars
Data shows more than 2,500 beach nourishment projects have cost more than $10 billion over the last century. Some experts believe the taxpayer money used for these projects could be better spent elsewhere.
Beach nourishment is a topic of debate among experts regarding its use of tax dollars.
Beach nourishment is a technique used to restore and maintain beach width. It can protect coastal communities from flooding.
Extreme wildfires damage the environment, people's health and the economy. They've doubled in the last 20 years, new study shows.
Flooding in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota forces emergency measures as stifling heat bakes a vast portion of the country.
Six people protesting climate change stormed the 18th green at the Travelers Championship on Sunday, delaying the finish for about five minutes.
Millions of Americans – particularly those in the highly populated Interstate 95 corridor are under heat-related advisories or alerts as the squelching heat is expected to hit record-breaking temperatures in some areas.
The parties said the settlement was the first between a state government and youth plaintiffs to address constitutional issues arising from climate change.
Amazon said customers will notice that the air pillows are missing from the orders starting in July.
Costco has started packing its popular rotisserie chicken in bags as it tries to reduce carbon emissions. Cue the complaints.
About 10 countries have reported a total of 1,081 deaths during the hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the AFP news agency says.
Climate change dialed up the thermostat and turbocharged the odds of this month's killer heat that's been baking the southwestern U.S., Mexico and Central America, a new flash study found.
Just Stop Oil said the airfield was where Taylor Swift's jet was parked, but Essex police said the pop star's aircraft was not at the airport.
Despite weakening and having technically dissipated, Alberto was still bringing torrential rain and flash flooding to northeastern Mexico.
The Just Stop Oil group says two activists "decorated" the ancient Stonehenge monument with "orange powder paint."
"It is not in an athlete's DNA to stop and if the conditions are too dangerous I do think there is a risk of fatalities," one rugby player said.
A local rescuer in Greece says "it defies logic" that people are risking walks alone in such extreme heat.
A heat wave is forecast to bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast this week.
Iquitos, Peru cannot be reached by road because of its surrounding jungles and waters, leading to an unwelcome guest: Mosquitoes.
More than 100 people have died in India in the past month because of heat strokes and other heat-related causes.
Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander-like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived.
A global shift in the way the world produces energy has started. According to the International Energy Agency, the world will spend twice as much on clean energy in 2024, including solar, wind and nuclear, as it will on fossil fuels. John Dickerson explains.
The U.S. Army is searching for ways to keep soldiers cool as they face dangerously high temperatures in the field. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter caught up with the solutions being tested.
The United States is now the world's leading exporter of liquified natural gas, or LNG, after the country tripled its output in the past six years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Some environmentalists say this is defeating the Biden administration's goals of weaning us off fossil fuels to avert climate change-driven catastrophe in the future.
Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday.
Scientists are racing to figure out what's causing strange behavior and even deaths among fish, including the endangered sawfish. The phenomenon started in the Florida Keys, but has been seen as far north as Tampa.
South Africa is home to a large majority of the world's rhinos and as such is a hot spot for poaching driven by demand from Asia.
New research paints a worrying picture about the state of polar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay. The big furry bears could go extinct in the region as early as the 2030s due to thinning ice, longer ice-free seasons and human activity leading to climate change. Geoffrey York, one of the study's co-authors, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
Scientists monitoring 51 chimpanzees saw sick or injured animals eating certain plant items that were not part of their normal diet.
A large amount of human-produced plastic waste degrades into microplastics: small particles that linger in the environment and can be consumed by animals and people. Microplastics spread through water, air, and even the human bloodstream. Matthew Campen, director of the University of New Mexico's Center for Metals in Biology and Medicine, joins CBS News to explain the possible health risks from microplastic exposure.
In 2001, there were only 62 mature Iberian lynx on the Iberian Peninsula.
Tropical Storm Alberto is expected to make landfall in Mexico by Thursday, but parts of Texas are already experiencing heavy flooding. Meanwhile, extreme heat continues to bear down on millions of Americans. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has details.
Scientists studying a Colombian family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer's have found a rare gene variant that seems to delay initial symptoms by about five years.
About 52% of the earth's agricultural land is already in an infertile state, according to the Save Soil movement, citing data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. If the current trend holds, 95% of the earth could be degraded by 2050. Martin Frick, director of the World Food Program's global office in Berlin, joins to discuss what's at stake.
A heat wave is forecast to bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast this week, with at least 265 million people expected to experience temperatures above 90 degrees across the country. CBS News senior weather producer David Parkinson has more.
Organizers with Arizona for Abortion Access said they submitted more than 823,000 signatures supporting a ballot initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
Your body cools itself through the skin. Dunking your forearms, which represent 10% of the skin's surface area, in ice cold water turbo-charges the cooling process.
Trader Joe's says a seasonal scented favorite should be discarded or returned due to an "unexpected burn pattern."
A number of lawsuits claim CDK was negligent in protecting customer data from cybercriminals.
The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
Trader Joe's says a seasonal scented favorite should be discarded or returned due to an "unexpected burn pattern."
A number of lawsuits claim CDK was negligent in protecting customer data from cybercriminals.
United says it's using AI to power the effort to keep customers apprised of factors affecting flight status.
Brominated vegetable oil will no longer be allowed in food and beverages in the U.S., 50 years after chemical banned in U.K.
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin's "Rust" said the incentive would have been used to pay a settlement to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family.
Organizers with Arizona for Abortion Access said they submitted more than 823,000 signatures supporting a ballot initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
The conversations came after significant cracks began to emerge in Mr. Biden's dam of support from members of his own party.
One Pennsylvania election official is warning of how high turnover among experienced election workers could cause some problems in the 2024 presidential election
Following debate, age factors in, and race shifts in Trump's direction after the first 2024 presidential debate.
After 14 years of Conservative party rule, U.K. voters look set to choose a different path. Here's how the election works and what the polls show.
Your body cools itself through the skin. Dunking your forearms, which represent 10% of the skin's surface area, in ice cold water turbo-charges the cooling process.
Trader Joe's says a seasonal scented favorite should be discarded or returned due to an "unexpected burn pattern."
The FDA found even some products that claimed to be "sterile" were contaminated.
Brominated vegetable oil will no longer be allowed in food and beverages in the U.S., 50 years after chemical banned in U.K.
The reproductive rights organization hopes to oust GOP incumbents from key California congressional seats by highlighting the possibility of a national abortion ban.
Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander-like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived.
The rampant destruction comes as experts warn "it only takes one landfalling hurricane to set back decades of development" on island nations.
An Italian appeals court reduced the sentences of Lee Elder Finnegan and Gabriele Natale-Hjorth, but upheld their 2019 convictions.
Emergency services were immediately deployed, but the operation entered a "recovery phase" on Wednesday, officials said.
The attack prompted President Zelensky to call on allies to help bolster air defences and provide more long-range weapons to thwart Russia
Broadway performer Robert Hartwell joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his new show, "Breaking New Ground," which chronicles his two-year journey to renovate a 200-year-old home in Massachusetts.
Attorneys for Alec Baldwin's "Rust" said the incentive would have been used to pay a settlement to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family.
Through his friendships with Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, he wrote or co-wrote some of the signature films of an era when artists held an unusual level of creative control.
Ann Wilson, lead singer of rock band Heart, says she has cancer.
Beyond his comeback in "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F," Eddie Murphy gets candid with "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King about fatherhood, his passion for music and what a return to the stage could look like
More than half of U.S. car dealerships are still struggling with a cyberattack that crippled a key software system, hampering their ability to sell cars. J.D. Power estimates the attack may have caused June retail sales to drop more than 5% compared to last year.
American car dealers could lose nearly $1 billion due to an ongoing cyberattack on software provider CDK Global. Charles Carmakal, chief technology officer of Mandiant Consulting, the security consulting organization of Google Cloud, joins CBS News to discuss how the hack is crippling operations, and what can be done to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The meme-stock investor bought more than 9 million shares of the online pet supply company, causing its stock to surge.
This week marks 50 years since the debut of the barcode, those machine-readable black stripes that have changed many aspects of modern life. Bradley Blackburn looks back at its history.
Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander-like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived.
A global shift in the way the world produces energy has started. According to the International Energy Agency, the world will spend twice as much on clean energy in 2024, including solar, wind and nuclear, as it will on fossil fuels. John Dickerson explains.
The U.S. Army is searching for ways to keep soldiers cool as they face dangerously high temperatures in the field. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter caught up with the solutions being tested.
The United States is now the world's leading exporter of liquified natural gas, or LNG, after the country tripled its output in the past six years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Some environmentalists say this is defeating the Biden administration's goals of weaning us off fossil fuels to avert climate change-driven catastrophe in the future.
Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday.
An Italian appeals court reduced the sentences of Lee Elder Finnegan and Gabriele Natale-Hjorth, but upheld their 2019 convictions.
Marianne Smyth was arrested in Maine and is accused of stealing more than $170,000 from victims in Northern Ireland.
Judge Juan Merchan has delayed the sentencing in Donald Trump's New York criminal case until September after the former president's lawyers argued his conviction should be overturned based on the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more.
Sen. Bob Menendez's sister, Caridad Gonzalez, testified on behalf of the defense in the bribery trial against the Democrat from New Jersey. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
British neonatal nurse Lucy Letby is already serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill others.
Boeing Starliner commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams will remain aboard the International Space Station as NASA awaits more technical results before the capsule returns to Earth. CBS News space Analyst Bill Harwood reports.
The problem for NASA and Boeing is that the Starliner's service module is discarded before re-entry and burns up in the atmosphere.
The latest GOES satellite will play a critical role in tracking hurricanes and other dangerous storms across North America.
China's Chang'e 6 is the first craft ever to collect soil and rock samples from the side of the moon that faces away from Earth into space.
NASA has again postponed the troubled Boeing Starliner's trip home from the International Space Station as crews assess a series of helium leaks. Those leaks had also delayed the first crewed launch of the ship multiple times. Mark Strassmann reports.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
Israel's strikes across its northern border on Lebanon have killed a senior Hezbollah field commander, according to a new Reuters report. Sebastian Usher, Middle East analyst for BBC News, joined CBS News with more on the situation.
Voters in the United Kingdom will vote Thursday in an election that, if polls are to be believed, could end in disaster for the country's Conservative Party. BBC correspondent Damian Grammaticas joined CBS News with more on the election.
In an exclusive interview, Vice President Kamala Harris told CBS News that she's proud to be President Biden's running mate and that, "Joe Biden is our nominee. We beat Trump once and we're gonna beat him again. Period." CBS News campaign reporter Nidia Cavazos, who spoke with the vice president, has more on the growing concerns about Biden's reelection bid.
A group of House Democrats are circulating a letter calling on President Biden to end his 2024 reelection bid in the wake of last week's debate against former President Donald Trump. The letter has not yet been released. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Residents in Jamaica are expected to face life-threatening storm surge, heavy rain and strong winds from Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 4 storm. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson has a report from Montego Bay, Jamaica, and CBS News Philadelphia meteorologist Kate Bilo has a look at Beryl's track.