Severed bow of famed U.S. ship torpedoed in WWII found on Pacific seafloor
A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 crew members.
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A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 crew members.
Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially thought it was a shipwreck.
Researchers were able to attract "one of the world's rarest rodents" in their endangered habitat using glass oil lamps filled with sesame oil.
China and the Solomon Islands reached an agreement this week on a controversial security deal. The pact will allow Beijing to send police and military personnel to the nation. China can also port some of its warships there. Charles Edel, Australia chair and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News' Carter Evans to discuss what this deal means.
The small but strategic South Pacific island nation is forging a new security pact with Beijing – a growing alliance U.S. allies in the region call "gravely concerning."