Mars helicopter chalks up fourth successful flight
The helicopter will now be used to collect mapping data in support of the Perseverance rover's science mission.
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Environmental impacts of our food
Popular cooking website Epicurious says it will stop posting new beef recipes in an effort to fight climate change. Jason Hill, a professor in the department of bioproducts and biosystems engineering at the University of Minnesota, joins CBSN AM to talk about how what we eat can impact our health and the environment.
Underground tank leaking radioactive chemical waste
The 75-year-old tank in Washington state is leaking some 3.5 gallons of waste each day into an area where an estimated 200,000 gallons have already leaked from other tanks at the site.
Scientists trace origins of 23-million-year-old asteroid that hit Earth
The asteroid shot across the sky like a fireball before landing in Botswana in June 2018, leaving behind a slew of meteorites.
Tons of dead fish choke banks of highly polluted lake in Lebanon
Experts have warned for years that wastewater, industrial waste, and agricultural runoff were turning Lake Qaraoun into a toxic stew.
Brazil surpasses 400,000 coronavirus deaths
Brazil has become the second country in the world to top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, losing another 100,000 lives in just one month. April was the country's deadliest month of the pandemic.
New York City makes plans to fully reopen
New York City officials are coming up with plans to fully reopen this summer. As CBS News' Nikki Battiste reports, the good news comes as coronavirus vaccinations decline and millions in the Pacific Northwest face new restrictions. Then, Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and senior scholar at John's Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Medicine, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with his analysis.
NYC plans July reopening as Northwest faces surge
New York City is on the verge of reopening while states in the Pacific Northwest are facing another surge. Nikki Battiste reports.
Mars helicopter fails to take off on fourth test flight
A similar problem cropped up earlier during testing and another flight attempt is planned.
Black women are at higher risk for miscarriage, study finds
"It's something that hasn't been highlighted before and something that we need to understand more about," said a co-author of the study.
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