https://www.cbsnews.com/ Science From CBSNews.com Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:02:57 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2026-atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast/ Colorado State University has updated its annual Atlantic hurricane forecast, predicting nine named storms and four hurricanes may develop during the 2026 season. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:07:27 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/08/c65406b5-7b7d-4aee-8577-e1fc2f60ddab/thumbnail/60x60/c9098ee170b543a25a674cdecb72cc06/csu.jpg c0d8f8e1-794b-4be8-acee-b4ed623fbe29 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gold-rings-skeletal-remains-found-archaeologists-thailand/ Archaeologists have discovered eight human skeletons, bronze and gold jewelry and other artifacts indicating a ceremonial burial of wealthy people. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:25:39 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/07/07/05e4dc7c-712e-4f88-ae21-a6cab9759968/thumbnail/60x60/0475742f449abe11f4478e82550cddf6/ap26187214540399.jpg 69917296-b789-4d28-bcce-7b55c4748dbc https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oldest-quasars-ever-discovered-euclid-telescope/ Quasars — the brightest objects in the universe — are powered by supermassive black holes at the heart of early galaxies. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:45:24 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/07/06/16e5ec80-16d4-42ae-8b4f-04e1102ed7a8/thumbnail/60x60/4629cf0d40cd9675663c5fee2ba1b73a/artist-s-concept-of-an-ancient-quasar-pillars.jpg f694f2ef-06ff-421b-90c3-796c4a4949d4 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-inventions-us-history-patent-system/ From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by America's intrepid intellect. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:24:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/07/03/dc005f0c-bed9-4229-8e74-a4044a2941f1/thumbnail/60x60/e6d986e9961b8d0c4a3836f3a0bbf647/gettyimages-804460030.jpg d7a74852-bfea-4086-bde8-240480e7a2da https://www.cbsnews.com/news/america-250-us-futurists-predictions-centuries-ahead/ From space to healthcare and artificial intelligence, what could the next 250 years of the United States look like? Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:24:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/07/02/295e0937-fc5d-471e-9ef5-0922f56e358c/thumbnail/60x60/a05064fa0f5cd67d50fc5b1ef2937c82/gettyimages-2273568404.jpg e9311baf-a688-4ec3-83a1-a2253242cc32 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-dinosaur-bone-antarctica-found-drawer/ Dinosaur fossils are rare to find in Antarctica because of the unforgiving ice caps. But millions of years ago, the region was populated by lush forests. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:52:52 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/30/5754ba4a-d000-494b-8ece-e83cb3228575/thumbnail/60x60/6df19d416041e444c8ab035afae8bb05/antarctic-titanosaur-dinosaur-forest-reconstruction-full-width-andrew-mcafee-carnegie-museum-of-natural-history-jpg-thumb-1920-1920.jpg 88d21ff0-172d-403d-bcc0-bc6483fd9242 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-swift-observatory-katalyst-space-rescue/ The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:03:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/28/5c4c0206-4bc3-4828-b0f0-9a24a1402039/thumbnail/60x60/98d65c485fbb64499d5a81626b605a56/ap26176706630967.jpg 1475e964-9bb5-42ce-9338-811e4d8fd6b6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-puff-planets-lighter-than-cotton-candy-found/ The featherweight pair — orbiting a star 1,110 light-years away — are the biggest exoplanets found to have less density than cotton candy. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:39:49 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/25/b9622f84-f061-4ce9-ba16-e14d4ee86604/thumbnail/60x60/bbf7dc78578aade9afc7a263b6bdc86f/ap26175637322496.jpg 10277418-c525-4a37-bbb1-d99cfc97f7e7 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-egypt-burial-photos-tell-kom-aziza-site/ Human and animal remains unearthed in Egypt's Nile Delta reveal changing funerary practices over some 600 years, and the evolution of a key site itself. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:57:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/24/e925d143-c6aa-496b-9ffb-fcccec16e4eb/thumbnail/60x60/aa7001216a5658d7eb05773b2ebdeb76/egypt-burials-2026.jpg 8a801628-9888-438e-b36c-7c521e9664d9 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/euclid-telescope-most-detailed-image-milky-way-stars/ Euclid is on a mission to chart one-third of the sky in the hopes of shedding light on the enduring mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:09:54 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/24/69cea82d-22ac-4188-8fcd-facc79c69312/thumbnail/60x60/5dc33c2cf0998183773f3106d6933acf/euclid-galactic-bulge-star-cluster-pillars.jpg 2790bac4-b67b-4dbb-8c34-4293c4f4b017 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/interstellar-comet-3iatlas-oldest-object-solar-system-study/ Exactly where the comet 3I/ATLAS came from within the Milky Way remains a mystery. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:03:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/12/15/1fa654a7-a22d-4705-b398-60b994922d29/thumbnail/60x60/941885e492139cb38ece061869303b91/ap25344632254680.jpg 607b1159-7cb1-412f-b935-f41c7332114d https://www.cbsnews.com/video/seahorses-and-seadragons-some-of-natures-most-curious-creatures/ Seahorses are unique ocean inhabitants with a head like a horse, a pouch like a kangaroo, a tail like a monkey, and the ability to camouflage themselves like a chameleon. They also exhibit an unconventional gender dynamic, in that the males do the work of carrying around fertilized eggs. Correspondent Conor Knighton goes in search of these fascinating fish – and their equally fascinating cousins, seadragons – at the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:35:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/0c87f564-e06c-462e-8aa3-e817d1802b7f/thumbnail/60x60/2eb027ac6ea5e82c725929f88a227124/seahorses-b-1920.jpg e2fc0482-a55a-49be-8481-35304cdc8613 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/goblin-shark-seen-alive-natural-habitat-first-time/ The goblin shark had only previously been seen when caught by fishermen and they died shortly afterward. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:18:45 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/12/f8af85f4-ab43-4109-a5d3-8fac3dd54ded/thumbnail/60x60/13bdcf48e8abf88b12a74c4d75dd8d4d/goblin-shark.jpg 21be2ce7-4931-4172-acb4-2d77adb165ee https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whale-graveyard-discovered-sub-bottom-ocean/ The researchers saw many strange animals — many believed to be new to science — living off the whale carcasses. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/10/d61c59b8-162e-4148-bd02-d926bf943dad/thumbnail/60x60/4618f44008c4b018285e9f9e5004e0ba/ap26161475647268.jpg dfc98ad2-2eac-4113-9b8c-3ff376da6cca https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-names-astronauts-crew-artemis-iii-moon-mission/ NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:57:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/09/9912036e-c4a9-4c22-b9da-5f159b482960/thumbnail/60x60/3a2bccc728a63b39743b73743abbf51e/screenshot-2026-06-09-at-12-14-56-pm.png 55c1ef06-539e-449a-a6fe-2a8fa7ab3774 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/great-white-shark-mediterranean-sea-video-insane-sighting/ Great white sharks are classified as "critically endangered" in the Mediterranean Sea, and underwater sightings are incredibly rare. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:25:09 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/08/bc347cab-748c-45cf-94b0-06839aa5ec6b/thumbnail/60x60/92912d46517f4152b4bf665481dd4aa9/whiteshark-dr-4-derk-remmers.jpg 88bd039a-2ff0-4e0b-bd48-92a0e0aafc10 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-nino-coral-bleaching-noaa-warning/ The expected arrival of El Niño this summer could trigger another mass coral bleaching event, which would be the fifth on record, researchers said. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:12:59 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/19/02e26951-32a0-4c39-8d9e-e02905bee285/thumbnail/60x60/1de9b415dd1894fbc9f76fdf9dc9f250/gettyimages-1316053361.jpg ce605df7-4604-4d23-a218-8c0817671db6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oetzi-the-iceman-yeast-mummy-sourdough-bread/ More than 5,300 years ago, Oetzi the Iceman was strolling through the Alps on the border of Austria and Italy when he was killed by an arrow in the back. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:41:01 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/03/c946a438-9ed2-4da8-89dc-ee55902759ff/thumbnail/60x60/b2c4bc49f53d801db86cdcebce274e76/ap110916123869.jpg f0160617-efe8-461c-8506-6d171d2b0c5b https://www.cbsnews.com/video/meteor-lights-up-southern-michigan-as-it-burns-through-earths-atmosphere/ Days after a meteor exploded over New England, another fireball was spotted, visible in the Midwest to the Northeast. Rob Marciano has more. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:53:13 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/02/aa2d12c1-0cfd-416b-870f-83d1844ae921/thumbnail/60x60/a445097f30ae0bd7b3ce2b7a69603622/cbsn-fusion-meteor-lights-up-southern-michigan-as-it-burns-through-earths-atmosphere-thumbnail.jpg ebd03f4e-9924-4e02-8442-7cb2e61db92d https://www.cbsnews.com/news/notre-dame-cathedral-dig-of-the-century-treasures-found/ A team of archaeologists at the iconic cathedral is digging straight down and back in time, to Roman Paris 2,000 years ago. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:45:58 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/02/81061a18-1682-44df-a5ce-9286a68d703c/thumbnail/60x60/3a8b2d7b65d81daf8b5ec8e5e310813b/ap26152526302433.jpg 3b001c3d-d205-49b5-9566-cb7fda9aa801 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-taps-2-companies-to-develop-buggies-for-moon-base-program/ The FLEX Rover will be equipped to carry two astronauts and traverse hundreds of miles of lunar terrain. Sat, 30 May 2026 20:31:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/31/0de1246d-245d-405a-8a55-6f83495e4ecb/thumbnail/60x60/f6e9abc68c8d59507fc6f123b5fa7a38/1780186193141.png 4c736633-d5bb-43cc-b8e1-defd26e0c639 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-octopus-discovered-galapagos-islands/ The new species, named Microeledone galapagensis, has a blue hue, which is believed to be the rarest color in nature. Tue, 26 May 2026 06:40:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/26/090a266c-9e6b-47e2-acd6-86b2a7123d34/thumbnail/60x60/0506c8b2e7d52717518a4fc4aae26301/octopus-screenshot-2026-05-26-055943.png e824e921-44ae-49ca-9d69-bd421b0607ed https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2026-atlantic-hurricane-season-outlook-noaa-forecast/ The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is quickly approaching, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is releasing its forecast for what to expect. Thu, 21 May 2026 12:27:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/21/54fbe56d-5f09-43e5-8ff6-d8c74122ec97/thumbnail/60x60/09d9a407a170a4a2cbd9f3c1cbe483d4/ap25301444074337.jpg 9540c277-cbc6-4490-8128-0e394fb33ebb https://www.cbsnews.com/news/humpback-whales-record-breaking-swim-photos-study/ The pictures represent the longest-distance ever seen between two pictures of the same humpback whale, researchers said. Wed, 20 May 2026 10:14:24 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/20/440f8bb8-54e3-40f0-b986-ebe597cce8a3/thumbnail/60x60/4152d1092186814cbbdf054efafb1108/ap26139679724644.jpg a6dc1c80-d86d-4761-8a2f-d56e8ac41a19 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/live-chicks-hatched-artificial-eggshell-bid-revive-extinct-bird/ Independent scientists say the technology, while impressive, lacks some components to be truly considered an artificial egg. Tue, 19 May 2026 10:54:36 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/19/11bd9b5c-75c1-48e0-b2b3-0038f4ef616b/thumbnail/60x60/f753d149f05c3f9b360f60063cbc2665/ap26138536854080.jpg b003584f-ba5a-4f5b-82b6-c7fa341d8392 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-nino-double-whammy-high-tide-flooding-2026-noaa/ The upcoming El Niño could trigger frequent and widespread flooding in coastal areas around the United States, even when storms aren't actively taking place, scientists warn. Mon, 18 May 2026 10:04:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/18/e163b239-ba3e-4921-84a1-0500b24a9bb2/thumbnail/60x60/15edb8cc2db090f71064904906fb3adb/ap24050831114157.jpg 45919978-8900-4064-a75f-68740042ac24 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-dinosaur-weight-9-elephants-identified-thailand/ The long-necked herbivore is the largest ever found in Southeast Asia, researchers said. Fri, 15 May 2026 12:57:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/15/c64afcc1-a839-4d4f-8589-39a7b3111fa2/thumbnail/60x60/a8f6f23f89e3060e32f6ccabaa0cb133/2026-05-14t112621z-498608889-rc247la1dyl0-rtrmadp-3-science-dinosaur.jpg ed750049-701c-466d-9e42-1e3a2a926004 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-nino-2026-hurricane-season-atlantic-pacific/ The last time an El Niño pattern occurred was in 2023, when the Eastern Pacific hurricane season produced 20 tropical systems. Fri, 15 May 2026 09:55:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/15/9878d06b-94cd-4b65-a371-d968063843b7/thumbnail/60x60/8ed284524661f2155e0190a1fb90412c/gettyimages-2270655235.jpg b4a14947-625d-495b-a6be-7ab13e137bd1 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-spacecraft-psyche-mars-flyby-voyage-rare-metal-asteroid/ NASA's Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past Mars on Friday, on its way toward a rare metal-rich asteroid. Thu, 14 May 2026 09:50:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/14/034fa7b4-4b0d-48d9-9e86-365d96edc7d1/thumbnail/60x60/e252dbd93ca8be1540237c76e9f7e2dc/psyche-mars.jpg 39357e35-114c-46f5-8dc5-4594ed2c4abf https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-begins-release-ufo-files/ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves." Fri, 08 May 2026 20:00:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/08/be16d4fa-f081-483e-8d16-7978fd6be40f/thumbnail/60x60/02a5bfef53b5137425363b167fc75a8d/dow-uap-pr46-unresolved-uap-report-indopacom-2024.jpg 121de5ab-e8e4-48da-92cf-72298de32c6c