Most distant star ever recorded is a million times brighter than the sun
NASA has revealed new information about the star Earendel, which scientists say is now 28 billion lightyears away.
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EU climate service data confirms July was hottest month ever recorded
Smashing these records has "dire consequences for both people and the planet," warned the head of the EU's Copernicus weather service.
Urgent effort underway to save coral reefs off Florida Keys
The coral reefs off the shores of the Florida Keys should be vibrant and colorful this time of year. But scientists say they're seeing a very different picture.
Extreme heat, the most lethal climate disaster
Temperature records have been breaking all over, as our Earth registers some of the hottest periods ever measured. Experts say it's the "new normal."
The science behind heat domes
Temperature records have been breaking all over, as our Earth registers some of the hottest periods ever measured. Correspondent David Pogue explains how a "heat dome" has been driving up temperatures, and how extreme heat is affecting residents of Phoenix, where there has been a rise in hospital admissions for heat stress.
Heat wave threatening Florida's coral reefs
Florida has seen temperatures in its coastal waters hit hot tub levels this summer, forcing marine scientists to take extreme measures to try to save some of the area's coral reefs. Alex Neufeld, a scientist with the Coral Restoration Foundation, joins CBS News to discuss some of those efforts and what's making the water so warm.
Newly discovered ancient whale could be "heaviest animal ever"
A newly studied species of ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever found.
Fossils found of possible heaviest animal
Scientists in Peru claim they've discovered 39-million-year-old fossils of the heaviest animal to ever live, an ancient whale they're calling P-Colossus. Each vertebra weighs more than 220 pounds and the ribs measure nearly 5 feet long. Researchers think the animal weighed 700,000 pounds when alive.
Family of Henrietta Lacks settles lawsuit with biotech giant, lawyer says
The settlement was finalized on what would have been Lacks' 103rd birthday.
Record monthlong string of days above 110 degrees finally ends in Phoenix
Cooling monsoon rains helped but the reprieve was expected to be brief, with the forecast calling for highs again above 110 for several days later in the week.
Israeli election exit polls show race headed toward stalemate
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Grand jury won't indict Cassidy Hutchinson over Jan. 6 testimony
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