The saga of the large invasive Joro spiders that parachute through the air isn’t over. A new study found that the critters with 4-inch-long legs are […]
SpaceX to launch private Crew Dragon flight around Earth’s poles
A blockchain entrepreneur, a cinematographer, a polar adventurer and a robotics researcher plan to fly around Earth’s poles aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule by […]
Horseshoe crabs: Ancient creatures who are a medical marvel
Horseshoe crabs: Ancient creatures who are a medical marvel – CBS News Watch CBS News Correspondent Conor Knighton visits New Jersey beaches along the Delaware […]
Drones setting a new standard in ocean rescue technology
Last month, two young paddleboarders found themselves stranded in the ocean, pushed 2,000 feet from the shore by strong winds and currents. Thanks to the […]
NASA readies backup plan if Starliner crew landing ruled out
As NASA debates the safety of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in the wake of multiple helium leaks and thruster issues, the agency is “getting more serious” […]
Discovery of “hobbit” fossils suggests tiny humans once roamed Indonesia
Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2 feet tall, earning them […]
Fossils in Greenland ice sheet reveal increased risk of sea level rise
Greenland has melted before, and as the climate warms, it will melt again — this time leading to what scientists warn could be 20 to […]
Mummy with shrieking expression may have “died screaming from agony”
The mummy of an ancient Egyptian woman with her mouth wide open in what looks like an anguished shriek may have died “screaming from agony,” […]
Miniscule drones mimicking insects being tried for dangerous human tasks
Dutch scientists have unveiled the country’s first laboratory to research how autonomous miniature drones can mimic insects to accomplish tasks ranging from finding gas leaks […]
India lost its vultures, and scientists say humans have paid the price
New Delhi — Scientists say Indian farmers’ eager uptake of a painkiller for their cattle in the 1990s has led to the inadvertent deaths of half […]