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From April 22, 1970, CBS News covers the first ever Earth Day with reports from across the United States. Note: This CBS News program aired in 1970 and includes terminology that adhered to the standards of its time. It is presented here with minimal edits.
First, a report on what worries scientists most about bird flu. Then, a look at what's next for AI at Google DeepMind. And, inside the monarch butterfly migration mystery.
Monarchs traveled to a remote part of Mexico, a journey they've made for thousands of years, and wintered there. Now tens of millions of the butterflies are on an epic aerial journey back north.
The first day of spring, also known as the vernal equinox, has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20, 2025.
The Earth's strongest ocean current could slow down as Antarctic ice sheets melt, according to new research. CBS News' Marina Jurica reports.
A study, published Thursday in the journal Science, found that 22% of butterflies in the United States disappeared between 2000 and 2020.
Astronomers believe thousands of large undiscovered asteroids, that could cause regional damage, may be in space.
2024 YR4 now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, NASA said.
A small asteroid neared the Earth's atmosphere before exploding. Derrick Pitts, the Franklin Institute's chief astronomer and planetarium director, joins CBS News with more on the phenomenon.
Tom Harries, CEO and founder of Earth Funeral, explains the process of being turned into soil in about 30 days — and how your loved ones can then decide what to do with it.
The rising frequency and strength of storms like Milton and Helene has some people rethinking where they live, with scientists saying climate change is a major factor in the increase in these powerful storms. Jesse Keenan, associate professor of sustainable real estate and urban planning at Tulane University, joins CBS News to discuss climate change's impact on human migration.
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.
The world is struggling to manage growing piles of plastic waste, and a new report is bringing to light the problem of burning plastics. Annually, the world produces 440 million tons of plastic each year, but the majority of plastic is often tossed in the trash. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy has more.
This week there was a funeral for 15 glaciers that have disappeared or are in critical danger as the planet heats up. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has more.
This summer millions of people have experienced the fact that climate change is making our days hotter, but new research shows it is also making them longer. CBS News' Lana Zak explains.
NASA canceled a spacewalk on Monday due to a leaky spacesuit. And Starliner commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams will remain at the International Space Station longer than planned after NASA and Boeing delayed the capsule's return to Earth. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood breaks down the issues the astronauts are navigating in space.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is expected to return back to Earth on June 26 after its trip to the International Space Station. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood is following the unprecedented mission.
Wyoming is the nation's top coal mining state, but Republican Gov. Mark Gordon is a leading voice on climate-friendly energy projects. Amid pushback, Gordon has set a net-negative emissions goal.
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who captured one of the most famous images ever taken in space — the iconic "Earthrise" — died Friday when the small plane he was piloting crashed off the coast of Washington state. He was 90 years old. Elise Preston examines his life and legacy.
In California, we learn how the site of past environmental disasters could be a key to America's clean energy future. Then in Florida, we explore restoration efforts to reverse years of devastation in the Everglades. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.
The northern lights were visible to many across the world over the weekend. In the U.S., even communities in some southern states had a chance to see them. Robert Steenburgh, a space scientist with NOAA, joins CBS News with more.
The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere.
We leave you this Sunday morning with big horn sheep and lambs at Valley of Fire State Park in southern Nevada. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
For the first time since 1803, two groups of periodical cicadas are emerging from the ground at the same time in parts of the Midwest and South. However, a small section of Central Illinois marks the only place where both the 13-year and 17-year cicadas are emerging in the same place. Dave Malkoff reports on the extraordinary event.
Trillions of cicadas are emerging across 12 states, from the Midwest to the East Coast, after spending more than a decade underground. In Central Illinois, there is a rare opportunity to see two types of cicadas together for the first time in more than 200 years.
The funeral service for Pope Francis took place Saturday morning at the Vatican. Watch the full ceremony.
Pope Francis requested simplicity in his wooden coffin and final resting place, but his funeral Mass still reflected the grandeur and traditions of the Vatican.
President Trump and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy met privately ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis, the White House said.
Virginia Giuffre, who spoke out against Jeffrey Epstein and Britain's Prince Andrew, "was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking," her family said.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced criticism over his use of Signal group chats.
In an order, a federal judge wrote there was a "strong suspicion that the Government just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
President Trump called Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case "another men in women's sports thing for the Democrats."
In the days since, tensions have risen dangerously between India and Pakistan, which have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir.
The talks seek to limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the crushing economic sanctions the U.S. has imposed on the Islamic Republic.
In the wake of the cancellations, Washington's Capital Pride Alliance has disassociated itself from the Kennedy Center.
Haji Najibullah, 49, entered the guilty plea in Manhattan federal court to providing material support for acts of terrorism and conspiring to take hostages.
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to federal murder and stalking charges, drawing a crowd of onlookers to the courthouse in New York City.
In an order, a federal judge wrote there was a "strong suspicion that the Government just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
Virginia Giuffre, who spoke out against Jeffrey Epstein and Britain's Prince Andrew, "was a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking," her family said.
The U.S. Travel Association says just a 10% dip in Canadian travel to the U.S. for the year could result in over $2 billion in lost spending.
Small businesses operate on narrow margins and lack the financial resources to absorb the cost of steep tariffs, Sen. Ed Markey said.
The push by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to slash federal funding will cost taxpayers money, nonpartisan group finds. Here's why.
Prices on thousands of of goods sold on Amazon, Temu and Shein are rising as U.S. tariffs on China boost import costs.
Financial markets are likely to remain choppy until investors get more clarity on U.S. trade policy, Wall Street analysts say.
In the wake of the cancellations, Washington's Capital Pride Alliance has disassociated itself from the Kennedy Center.
In an order, a federal judge wrote there was a "strong suspicion that the Government just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."
President Trump called Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case "another men in women's sports thing for the Democrats."
Attorney General Pam Bondi reversed a Biden-era policy that restricted federal prosecutors from seizing reporters' communications records, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News.
Small businesses operate on narrow margins and lack the financial resources to absorb the cost of steep tariffs, Sen. Ed Markey said.
Michael Wolff was at the "edge of a cliff" when he was diagnosed with a cancer that affects less than 300 patients a year in the U.S.
"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.
The United States Department of Agriculture is withdrawing a rule proposed to help prevent salmonella poisoning from contaminated poultry.
For poorest patients at hundreds of nonprofit hospitals, financial pain follows medical care.
The GOP is unlikely to reach its lofty goal in spending cuts without paring back Medicaid, the safety net that helps more than 70 million people.
Haji Najibullah, 49, entered the guilty plea in Manhattan federal court to providing material support for acts of terrorism and conspiring to take hostages.
The auction firm said on Friday it expected Napoleon's sword to reach $800,000 to $1.1 million.
In the days since, tensions have risen dangerously between India and Pakistan, which have fought two of their three wars over Kashmir.
Pope Francis requested simplicity in his wooden coffin and final resting place, but his funeral Mass still reflected the grandeur and traditions of the Vatican.
Ukrainian officials disputed the claim, saying their forces continue to hold back Russian troops in the Kursk sector.
The rock band Goose formed in 2014 and started to gain popularity playing in local bars. As audiences grew, they made their Saturday Sessions debut in 2022. Now, they're back to perform their new album "Everything Must Go." The band opened up about their latest work.
The rock band Goose formed in 2014 and started to gain popularity playing in local bars. As audiences grew, they made their Saturday Sessions debut in 2022. Now, they're back to perform their new album "Everything Must Go." From "Everything Must Go," here is Goose with "Thatch."
The rock band Goose formed in 2014 and started to gain popularity playing in local bars. As audiences grew, they made their Saturday Sessions debut in 2022. Now, they're back to perform their new album "Everything Must Go." From "Everything Must Go," here is Goose with "Give It Time."
The rock band Goose formed in 2014 and started to gain popularity playing in local bars. As audiences grew, they made their Saturday Sessions debut in 2022. Now, they're back to perform their new album "Everything Must Go." From "Everything Must Go," here is Goose with "Your Direction."
Legendary trumpeter Herb Alpert marked his 90th birthday with a Lincoln Center performance and a new tour.
Geoffrey Hinton, whose work shaped modern artificial intelligence, says companies are moving too fast without enough focus on safety. Brook Silva-Braga introduced us to Hinton in 2023 and recently caught up with him.
Easier and cheaper extraction of gold from old tech could boost the financial incentive to safely recycle, and keep toxic metals out of landfills.
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.
Electrical vehicles are growing in popularity, but finding a place to charge them can be difficult depending on where you leave. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.
In Washington, D.C., a courtroom face-off continues between Google and the Department of Justice. The fate of Google Search lies in the hands of a federal judge who will decide the best solution to Google's monopoly in internet search. Tech journalist Yasmin Khorram interviewed Omeed Assefi, DOJ antitrust division deputy assistant attorney general, about the case.
There are other meat-eating caterpillars that "do lots of crazy things, but this takes the cake," the study's author said.
Shortening permitting procedures for mining and oil drilling could adversely affect the environment, communities and endangered species, experts say.
The Hubble Space Telescope "opened a new window to the universe" when it launched into space. Now, 35 years later, NASA is releasing some stunning images to celebrate.
Harmful bleaching of the world's coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean's reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, scientists say.
A large brood of periodical cicadas is due to emerge in the spring of 2025. These maps show where people should expect to see, and hear, the bugs this year.
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to federal murder and stalking charges, drawing a crowd of onlookers to the courthouse in New York City.
On Day 4 of Karen Read's second murder trial, jurors visited the crime scene where Read is accused of hitting her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, with her car and leaving him to die in the snow, which she denies. CBS News Boston's Kristina Rex reports. Then, lawyer and legal analyst Eric Guster joins to break down the case.
Luigi Mangione on Friday pleaded not guilty to federal charges in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione appeared in a Manhattan federal court for his arraignment on two counts of stalking, a firearm offense murder through the use of a firearm. He's accused of fatally shooting Thompson in December 2024. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in NYC at his arraignment in Manhattan federal court.
Federal prosecutors spoke Friday after disgraced former Rep. George Santos was sentenced to 87 months, more than seven years, in prison on wire fraud and identity theft charges. "Today, finally, Santos has been held accountable for his years of fraud, deceit and theft," U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York John Durham said.
The Hubble Space Telescope "opened a new window to the universe" when it launched into space. Now, 35 years later, NASA is releasing some stunning images to celebrate.
This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a deformed peanut.
During the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower, 10 to 20 meteors could be seen per hour, NASA says.
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, marked his 70th birthday by landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan after 220 days in space.
The flyby is a dress rehearsal for 2027 when Lucy reaches its first so-called Trojan asteroid near Jupiter.
Protests against the Trump administration took place across the U.S. Saturday. The demonstrations were held to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets, in Washington, D.C. and other cities across the United States, in opposition to the policies of Donald Trump, in the largest protests since he returned to the presidency.
A look into a grieving husband Jan Cilliers' investigative work after his wife Christy Giles and her friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales died after a night out.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
Anglo Thai is London's only Michelin-starred Thai restaurant. Chef John Chantarasak has drawn on his family history to create an award-winning culintary experience and put a unique spin on Thai food.
The rock band Goose formed in 2014 and started to gain popularity playing in local bars. As audiences grew, they made their Saturday Sessions debut in 2022. Now, they're back to perform their new album "Everything Must Go." The band opened up about their latest work.
The rock band Goose formed in 2014 and started to gain popularity playing in local bars. As audiences grew, they made their Saturday Sessions debut in 2022. Now, they're back to perform their new album "Everything Must Go." From "Everything Must Go," here is Goose with "Thatch."
The rock band Goose formed in 2014 and started to gain popularity playing in local bars. As audiences grew, they made their Saturday Sessions debut in 2022. Now, they're back to perform their new album "Everything Must Go." From "Everything Must Go," here is Goose with "Give It Time."
The rock band Goose formed in 2014 and started to gain popularity playing in local bars. As audiences grew, they made their Saturday Sessions debut in 2022. Now, they're back to perform their new album "Everything Must Go." From "Everything Must Go," here is Goose with "Your Direction."