"Catastrophic" heat and fires force emergency declaration in Australia
Huge increase in emergency room admissions around the capital as people choke on stifling air filled with noxious smoke from more than 100 bushfires.
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Australia just had its hottest day on record, and it's getting hotter
As out-of-control bushfires scorch millions of acres and clog the air, the conservative government is under mounting pressure to address global warming.
Scientists discover DNA of woman on 5,700-year-old "chewing gum"
She likely had dark skin, brown hair and blue eyes, and hailed from a Danish island in the Baltic Sea.
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 with communications satellite
The new satellite will provide high-speed commercial and government communications across the Asia-Pacific region.
SpaceX launches communications satellite
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a communications satellite for mobile and broadband service over the Asia-Pacific region blasted off from Cape Canaveral and vaulted into space Monday. Watch the launch here.
U.N. climate change talks end with main issues unresolved
Despite working through the night, negotiators failed to solve some key focuses of the Paris climate agreement.
Disappointing end to U.N. climate talks
A major U.N. climate summit in Madrid went 40 hours past its deadline, but attendees still barely agreed on a compromise. AP climate reporter Frank Jordans joins CBSN to discuss what negotiators accomplished and what still needs to be done.
Nature up close: An unexpected gem of a museum
The New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources' Mineral Museum, in Socorro, has more than 5,000 different specimens on display
U.N. climate talks end with more alarms & little action
The United Nations climate talks ended Sunday in Madrid with more alarms and little action. Critics are accusing big polluters of blocking progress to tackle the crisis. Ian Lee reports.
Giant cyclone the size of Texas discovered on Jupiter
"These cyclones are new weather phenomena that have not been seen or predicted before," said Cheng Li, a Juno scientist.
Tennessee's attempt to execute Christa Pike using lethal injection fails
Co-pilot stabs pilot, tries to crash passenger jet en route to Israel, Netanyahu says
Hegseth says he's cutting generals and admirals by 20%, ousting "woke"
Details emerge in case of former Cornell student alleging rape by frat members
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