Latest 60 Minutes: Health & Science videos
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Endless Memory, Part 2
December 19, 2010 | 5:00 PM PST
Lesley Stahl interviews the handful of individuals known to possess the skill of near endless memory, which scientists are only now beginning to study.
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Endless Memory, Part 1
December 19, 2010 | 5:00 PM PST
Lesley Stahl reports on the recently discovered phenomenon of "superior autobiographical memory," the ability to recall nearly every day of one's life.
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J. Craig Venter: Designing Life
November 21, 2010 | 5:02 PM PST
Steve Kroft profiles famous microbiologist J. Craig Venter, whose scientists have already mapped the human genome and created what he calls "the first synthetic species."
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Shale Gas Drilling: Pros & Cons
November 14, 2010 | 12:34 PM PST
While some complain that extracting natural gas from shale rock formations is tainting their water supply, others who have allowed drilling on their property are getting wealthy. Lesley Stahl reports.
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Jane Goodall and Her Chimps
October 24, 2010 | 5:15 PM PDT
Jane Goodall brings Lara Logan and "60 Minutes" cameras back to the forests of Tanzania, where she began her love affair with chimpanzees 50 years ago, to remind the public that chimps are endangered.
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Alternative Energy: The Bloom Box
August 29, 2010 | 5:00 PM PDT
Large corporations in California have been testing a new device that can generate power on the spot, without being connected to the electric grid. They're saying it's efficient, clean, and saves them money. Will we have one in every home someday?
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The Cost of Dying: End-of-Life Care
August 8, 2010 | 5:00 PM PDT
Many Americans spend their last days in an intensive care unit, subjected to uncomfortable machines or surgeries to prolong their lives at enormous cost. Steve Kroft reports.
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Discovery
August 1, 2010 | 5:00 PM PDT
The fossilized skull and bones found by a 9-year-old boy on a fossil hunt with his scientist father are the discovery of a lifetime and may prove to be a new link in the human evolutionary chain. Bob Simon reports.
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Growing Body Parts
July 25, 2010 | 5:00 PM PDT
Morley Safer reports on the emerging technology of growing body parts from human cells taken directly from patients, providing new hope for amputees and patients on organ-transplant lists.
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Epilepsy: Fighting For A Cure
June 27, 2010 | 5:00 PM PDT
More Americans are suffering from epilepsy than Parkinson's, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis combined. Katie Couric reports on a disease that may not be getting the attention it deserves.
