Correspondent Candids
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Why did people stop building statues on Easter Island?
Inhabitants of the remote island stopped building the famous statues, called moai, centuries ago. But why?
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Getting a bird's-eye view of hunting eagles
To film this week's story about the last eagle hunters of Mongolia, 60 Minutes cameramen needed patience and ingenuity.
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Rafael Nadal still really likes playing tennis
More from the 60 Minutes interview, including his feelings about eventual retirement, how he rallies when he's down—and what the deal is with his water bottles.
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Why the Fed chair keeps talking to 60 Minutes
The Chairman of the Federal Reserve seldom gives interviews, but Ben Bernanke and Jerome Powell have both granted them to Scott Pelley in trying times for the U.S. economy.
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Ending funding for coronavirus research
Faulty allegations led to cutting $3.7 million dollars to ecologists studying coronaviruses. The ramifications may be felt in future pandemics.
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Vehicles to ventilators, Ford & GM take on coronavirus
Ford and GM converted factories to produce medical supplies and ventilators when the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Ten years later: The Deepwater Horizon disaster
In 2010, while oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico, Scott Pelley investigated the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11. One survivor, Mike Williams, told the story of his harrowing escap...
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Why John Dickerson wrote about acknowledging grief from the coronavirus
"All I asked in the piece was that we take a moment for those who are feeling grief and sorrow," Dickerson said about his Atlantic magazine article. Dickerson also spoke about it this week on 60 Minu...
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Future of famed Dutch speed skating race in doubt
A Dutch meteorologist tells 60 Minutes why there is a less than a 10% chance the Elfstedentocht ever happens again.
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How Bellingcat exposed Russian missiles
After flight MH17 was shot down, an open-source investigation by Bellingcat uncovered evidence that led back to a Russian military brigade. Here's how they did it.
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Australia's bushfires impact a 60 Minutes team
Journalists at 60 Minutes are accustomed to covering news around the world, but a recent report hit close to home for one team.
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The life and times of foreign correspondent Bob Simon
Bob Simon, one of the most respected American foreign correspondents, died five years ago at age 73. Here is a look back at his work.