Latest 60 Minutes: Health & Science videos
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The Great Explorer, Part 1
June 13, 2010 | 5:00 PM PDT
Robert Ballard discovered the Titanic, the Bismarck and the PT 109 and now 60 Minutes cameras are there for his latest discovery, 1,500 feet down in the Aegean Sea off Turkey. Lara Logan reports.
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The Great Explorer, Part 2
June 13, 2010 | 5:00 PM PDT
Robert Ballard is not just a shipwreck explorer, he is also a scientist who has made some incredible discoveries thousands of feet below the surface.
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The Sharkman
June 6, 2010 | 4:55 PM PDT
Anderson Cooper dives unprotected with great white sharks and the South African who's spent more time up close with the ocean's most feared predator than anyone else.
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The Cell Phone: Marty Cooper's Big Idea
May 23, 2010 | 4:59 PM PDT
Hear the story of the invention of the cell phone from the man whose team came up with it at Motorola. The inventor, Martin Cooper, is still at it, improving the gadget he came up with 37 years ago. Morley Safer reports.
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Phthalates: Are They Safe?
May 21, 2010 | 8:51 AM PDT
Chemicals called phthalates found in soft plastic products we use everyday are so ubiquitous, that traces of them can be found in everybody. Are they safe or harmful? Lesley Stahl investigates. 60 Minutes, Sunday, May 23, 7 p.m. ET/PT.
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Boosting Brain Power
April 25, 2010 | 5:00 PM PDT
More people, especially college students trying to improve their grades, are illegally boosting their brain power by using prescription "smart drugs" like Ritalin and Aderall, meant for those with attention deficit disorders. Katie Couric reports.
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America's Gift
April 4, 2010 | 5:00 PM PDT
Bob Simon reports on an American program that provides affordable anti-retroviral medicines to fight HIV and AIDS to Ugandans.
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Resurrecting The Extinct
January 10, 2010 | 5:00 PM PST
Scientists believe they can sustain endangered species - maybe even one day resurrect some that have died out - using DNA technology. Lesley Stahl reports.
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Secret Language of Elephants
January 3, 2010 | 5:30 PM PST
Researchers listening to elephant sounds and observing their behavior are compiling an elephant dictionary. Bob Simon goes to Central Africa to listen to the forest elephants first hand.
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California: Running Dry
December 27, 2009 | 5:20 PM PST
A three-year drought in California is bringing a decades-long fight over water to a head, forcing tough choices. Lesley Stahl reports.
