Rescued baby dugong dies of shock with a stomach full of plastic
"Her death will remind Thais and people all over the world not to dispose trash into the oceans," a Natural Resources and Environment Minister said
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NASA's step forward in new moon plan
NASA has moved a step closer in resuming human space missions since the program was shuttered in 2011. CBS News' Marc Liverman reports from Huntsville, Alabama, where NASA announced it will manage the building of the new human lunar lander.
NYPD DNA Database raises privacy concerns
The New York Police Department has been collecting DNA samples and storing them in a database. New reporting on the practice is raising privacy concerns. New York Times reporter Jan Ransom, who reported on the database, joins CBSN to discuss her findings.
NASA picks Alabama space center for moon lander program
The lander is a critical element in NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon in 2024
Varnish and rubber found in Arctic snow, study says
The study postulated that the pollutants were potentially carried via air
Milky Way black hole emits mysterious light flare
Scientists spot a flare of light coming from a black hole in the Milky Way. Syracuse University physics professor Duncan Brown explains to CBSN how the mysterious event may have occurred.
July was Earth's hottest month on record
July 2019 is now officially the hottest month on record. The average global temperature last month was 1.71 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday. CBSN contributing meteorologist Jeff Berardelli explains.
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth
On the last day of the month alone, 11 billion tons of ice melted across Greenland — contributing to record low sea ice levels
Nature up close: Theodore Roosevelt, the conservation president
The conservation movement in the U.S. dramatically advanced under the 26th president's watch, as he established 5 national parks, created the National Wildlife Refuge System and U.S. Forest Service, and oversaw the protection of 230,000,000 acres
12-year-old discovers apparent woolly mammoth tooth in Ohio
Jackson Hepner was taking photos with his family when he spotted the giant tooth along the edge of a creek
Jane Doe's attorney says "she was incapable of consent," alleges cover-up
Christa Pike critically ill, intubated after botched execution, attorneys say
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Trump says Europe will release "massive amount" of diesel oil from stockpiles
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Ex-Florida congressman sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela lobbying case
FlyDubai captain tells survival story to India's leader: "I was fighting for my life"
