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The rapid rise of esports has been a dream come true for professional players—traveling the world and paid salaries to play video games full time for a living. But as money continues to pour into the industry, many young pros face grueling practice schedules and burn out early. In this episode of CBS Reports, we follow pro esports players Doublelift and Space as they compete for glory, get an inside look at what it takes to be pro, and explore the risks many are taking to stay at the top.
Behind the Kim regime's scramble to stay afloat through cultural means.
Across America, waves of foreign invaders are taking over. Introduced through human error or carelessness, invasive species like the Burmese python, lionfish and Asian carp have thrived at the expense of native species critical to a delicate natural balance that supports ecosystems and livelihoods. CBS Reports explores whether it's too late to tip the balance back in our favor.
Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico devastated - almost 3,000 people died in its wake, towns were left without power or water for months, and hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans left, many never to return. David Begnaud returns to Puerto Rico for CBS Reports to examine the impact of that exodus and what the future holds.
In the world of cryptocurrency, money is power, sparking a gold rush wherever energy is cheap and abundant. A booming cryptocurrency mining industry is disrupting a small town in Washington state.
More than 30 years ago, Robert Swan became the first man to walk to both the North and South Poles. In 2017, he found himself back on the ice, trekking 600 miles across Antarctica with his son, Barney. But this time, the duo set out to complete the first-ever expedition to the South Pole using solely renewable energy. Their mission: prove that if these technologies can work in the harshest environment on Earth, they can work in our everyday lives. Along the way, they faced unexpected obstacles that threatened to claim Barney's limb -- and Robert's life.
America's border is seen by many as the dividing line between a fearful past and a safer, better future. CBS Reports followed Iranian migrant Shahab as he crossed the jungle passes of the Darién Gap, and now joins him once again as he enters America. Having risked life and limb to reach the United States, his future is no less uncertain.
The climate cycles that have driven mass extinctions, are shortening and becoming more severe. The species that can adapt to environmental changes survive, while others simply die off. CBS Reports travels to the Galapagos Islands, a living laboratory in the crosshairs of climate change, to see if nature can outrun and outsmart climate change?
In Japan, a rapidly aging population and declining birth rate are creating a crisis. Without enough people to fill jobs and care for the elderly, could robots step up to fill the gap? Could they even become, as some robotics engineers hope, "better than human?" CBSN Originals takes you into the heart of Japan's looming population collapse, and examines the robot solutions they hope will preserve their unique culture.
CBS Reports traces the beginnings of a new women's movement in the American South.
