Vinyl chloride's potential impact goes beyond Ohio train derailment
The Ohio train derailment is a "wake-up call" for the reality of vinyl chloride's role in human and environmental health, experts say.
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Rare dinosaur footprint found in England: "I had to do a double take"
"It's fun to think this dinosaur might well have been strolling along a muddy coastal plain one lazy Sunday afternoon in the Jurassic," one of the researchers said.
"Extremely rare" golden largemouth bass caught in Virginia river
"I haven't seen anything like that before," said the man who caught the fish.
Turkey-level disaster is possible in California, renowned seismologist says
Dr. Lucy Jones, who's been dubbed the "Earthquake Lady," says building codes in the state leave lots to be desired.
Sunset creates Yosemite "firefall," makes waterfall look like flowing lava
For a couple of weeks every year, the last rays of daylight hit Horsetail Falls, appearing to set the water alight like a river of lava gushing down a mountainside.
New method revolutionizes heart transplants
A procedure called "donation after circulatory death" could increase the number of donor hearts available.
New technology revolutionizes heart transplants
Last year, almost 8,500 people were on the waitlist for a heart transplant, but fewer than half received one because there weren't enough donors, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. A new procedure allows hearts to last longer outside of the body, meaning more could become available for transplantation. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook takes a look.
Robot reveals more on what's eating away at Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier"
A small, pencil-shaped robot gave scientists new insights about the Thwaites ice shelf and why it's melting so quickly.
A piece of the sun "broke" off. Here's what it means.
One space weather physicist said that the polar wind that swept up the plasma was moving "insanely fast" – at about 60 miles a second.
Jupiter sets record after 12 new moons discovered
Telescopes in Hawaii and Chile have discovered a dozen new moons around Jupiter, bringing the total to 92 moons -- more than any planet in our solar system.
FlyDubai co-pilot planned to crash jet into Israeli airport, official says
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Battle with Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen tempers news on oil flow
Ex-"American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn gets life sentence
Russia plays down reported plague lab death and says, trust us
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