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Remote Area Medical runs pop-up clinics across the country, offering free care to those who need it most. Originally created to parachute doctors and medicine to the Amazon, the nonprofit found itself throwing America a lifeline. In 2008, Scott Pelley traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to report on the organization and meet its founder, Stan Brock, who died in 2018.
"My model of business is the Beatles," Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, told 60 Minutes in 2003, applauding their teamwork and innovation. "Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people." Today marks the 50th anniversary of Apple's founding.
In 2011, Steve Kroft profiled Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of the musical comedy "The Book of Mormon," which this week marks 15 years on Broadway. Parker and Stone, who met in a film class in college, are best known as the creative team behind "South Park," which airs on Comedy Central and Paramount+, both owned by Paramount Skydance.
Humans share many of the same genes as dogs. In 2022, Anderson Cooper reported on how scientists were using that similarity in a field called comparative oncology, testing new cancer treatments on dogs and humans.
It may be hard to imagine, but that sweet dog you love started out as a wild, predatory wolf. Their evolutionary story began at least 20,000 years ago, when humans were hunter-gatherers. In 2022, 60 Minutes reported on the origin of man's best friend.
In 1971, Mike Wallace reported on the Middle East oil tanker business, noting that "the oil tanker may just be the single most remarkable money-making instrument in the world today."
A look back at 60 Minutes' reporting on the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 20,000.
In 2019, Scott Pelley first reported how dozens of American officials came home from Cuba and China with unexplained brain trauma. Evidence showed it may have been the work of another government using a weapon that left no trace.
For years, 60 Minutes has been investigating Havana Syndrome, mysterious brain injuries reported by U.S. national security officials. In 2024, Scott Pelley reported that for the first time there was evidence of who might be responsible.
In 2022, 60 Minutes continued reporting on Havana Syndrome and whether an invisible weapon was involved in the attacks. Scott Pelley spoke with U.S. officials who reported experiencing very specific neurological symptoms after attacks – including ones that took place on the grounds of the White House.
