Wednesday, May 06, 2026 11:31 AM ET
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Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have atmosphere, study says -- If confirmed, the rock would become just the second world past Neptune in our solar system to host an atmosphere.1 day ago
Bill Nye on the Artemis II moon mission -- Bill Nye The Science Guy, the chief ambassador of The Planetary Society, joins CBS News 24/7 Mornings with more after meeting the Artemis II crew in person after their successful mission around the moon.1 day ago
Trump administration fires board overseeing National Science Foundation -- The Trump administration has fired all 22 current members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation, one dismissed member says.8 days ago
AI used to reveal face of victim fleeing Mount Vesuvius eruption -- Archaeologists found the victim holding a terracotta mortar, which they interpret as an improvised attempt to shield his head.8 days ago
In a first, endangered orangutan seen using canopy bridge to cross road -- Rapid development has been shrinking the jungle habitat of the critically endangered species, and fatal conflicts with people have been increasing.8 days ago
Saving the Venus fly trap -- The carnivorous Venus fly trap is native to the Carolinas, but its population is dwindling due to loss of habitat. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with botanist Julie Moore, who has spent much of her life helping to save these remarkable plants; and with Damon Waitt, director of the North Carolina Botanical Garden, who discusses the unusual traits of a species that Charles Darwin called the most interesting plant in the world.8 days ago
From 1990: NASA launches Hubble Telescope -- On April 24, 1990, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope from the Space Shuttle Discovery after seven years of delays. Watch CBS News' coverage from that day.10 days ago
60-FOOT OCTOPUS RULED THE SEAS DURING AGE OF DINOSAURS, FOSSILS SHOW -- New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators.12 days ago
Mysterious "golden orb" found in deep sea in 2023 is finally identified -- Scientists spent over two years identifying a mysterious object found off the coast of Alaska in 2023.13 days ago
Salmon exposed to cocaine swim almost twice as far, study shows -- Researchers studied how the drug affected the movements of wild fish in their natural habitats.14 days ago
3 evacuated from hantavirus cruise as Spain says it will dock in Tenerife -- Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.1 hour ago
13-year-old student kills 2 women at school in Brazil -- A 13-year-old student admitted carrying out the attack at the public school Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco, officials said.4 hours ago
3 killed in U.S. strike on suspected drug boat in eastern Pacific, Pentagon says -- The attack came a day after U.S. forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people.5 hours ago
Trump pauses Project Freedom in Strait of Hormuz to see if Iran deal can be struck -- President Trump said Tuesday he has paused Project Freedom, a U.S. effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz.15 hours ago