Penguin poop spotted from space reveals hidden Antarctic colonies
But it's not all good news — the newfound colonies are all but certain to be affected by climate change.
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Facebook, Twitter remove false Trump claim
President Trump is once again facing criticism for spreading false information about the coronavirus. Facebook and Twitter removed videos in which he claimed children are essentially immune from the virus, which is not true. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN to set the record straight.
Substance behind Beirut blasts was used in Oklahoma City bombing
Ammonium nitrate is an odorless crystalline substance that has caused numerous industrial explosions over the decades.
Weather experts issue most threatening hurricane forecast yet
Labeling the 2020 hurricane season "extremely active," meteorologists are now predicting so many named storms they may run out of letters of the alphabet.
Ex-Google engineer sent to prison for stealing robocar secrets
Levandowski accused of wanting to "be seen as the singular inventor of the self-driving car, the way Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone."
Astronauts describe thrilling SpaceX splashdown
With a piloted test flight complete, NASA hopes to certify the SpaceX capsule for operational missions.
SpaceX launches Starship prototype on dramatic test flight
The Starship test rocket's single Raptor engine boosted the vehicle into the sky above Boca Chica, Texas, atop a plume of flaming exhaust and billowing clouds of smoke.
Perseids, the best meteor shower of the year, peaks tonight
Here's how to catch a glimpse of one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year.
Isaias spawns deadly tornado, brings flooding and power outages
By early Wednesday morning, Isaias had weakened, with maximum sustained winds around 40 mph.
Strongest winds since Sandy could bring widespread outages
Upper-level air currents from Tropical Storm Isaias are expected to merge with the jet stream to produce pockets of hurricane-force gusts.
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U.S. reducing troop footprint in Middle East, sources say
Son of Stephen Hubbard, American freed from Russian jail, speaks out
Witkoff blasted for calling Putin a "humanitarian"
Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict treatments for trans inmates
Judge curbs DHS efforts to conduct sweeps for possible noncitizen voters
Elon Musk's Starlink and Starshield, and what they mean to Ukraine
U.S. ordering some government staff to depart Saudi Arabia
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Armed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen voters
