On October 7, 1806, the duplicative stationery that made copies was patented by English inventor Ralph Wedgwood. Mo Rocca reports on the story of carbon paper, which was long ago overtaken by copy machines, but whose memory is just an…
The climate cycles that have driven mass extinctions, are shortening and becoming more severe. The species that can adapt to environmental changes survive, while others simply die off. CBS Reports travels to the Galapagos Islands, a living…
Millions of plastic drinking straws end up as litter, often in the oceans, which is why this summer Seattle became the largest city in America to ban plastic straws in restaurants, to be replaced with compostable or paper options. Tony…
Former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold is a man of many talents, from geophysics and space physics to economics – and now, taking eye-popping portraits of food. To get his perfect pictures, which have been featured in art galleries and…
Built adjacent to Red Square, Moscow's Zaryadye Park, the city's first new park in 50 years, recreates Russia's many landscapes in the center of one of the world's biggest, busiest cities. The park, which features 32 undulating acres…
September 30, 1882 was the birthday of physicist Johannes Wilhelm "Hans" Geiger, who developed a method for detecting and measuring radioactivity. Jane Pauley reports.
Two out of three people over age 70 have trouble hearing, but only about 20% of adults who have hearing loss actually use a hearing aid, for the most part because of costs related to the devices themselves and to testing and consultations…
In this web exclusive, correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Marcy Darnovsky, head of the Center for Genetics and Society, about her fears involving the revolutionary gene editing tool known as CRISPR.
In this web exclusive, correspondent Tracy Smith talks with professor Hank Greely, director of Stanford University's Center for Law and the Biosciences and author of "The End of Sex and the Future of Human Reproduction," about his theory…
In 1979, Louise Brown was the first child born through the use of in vitro fertilization, or IVF. In this web exclusive she talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about what it was like growing up as the world's first "test tube baby." In a…
On September 2, 1969, a bank in Rockville Centre, N.Y., introduced the new face of banking: the first ATM operated by PIN codes and cards with magnetic stripes. Lee Cowan reports.
Back in 1969, Don Wetzel was experiencing a common frustration - a long wait online for a bank teller - when he thought there must be a better way. The solution: the first automated teller machine to use PIN codes and personalized card to…
What goes on in an animal's mind? A neuroscientist at Emory University believed he might find out by placing dogs in an MRI scanner, and analyzing how their brains respond to different stimulations. Martha Teichner checked out his findings…
The Food & Drug Administration and the Veterans Administration have approved robotic exoskeletons – devices that enable people who have lost the use of their legs to stand and walk again. But many paraplegics who could benefit from the…
In the 1950s, scientists invented a new material that would change the world forever: plastic. Cheap, durable, sanitary, strong, and light – and, as we have seen in the years since, very, very difficult to get rid of once we are through…
"Machine learning" is now being applied to instruct artificial intelligence how to create paintings and music. David Pogue checks out Google's Magenta project; challenges the AI "composer" at Amper Music to score a dramatic scene; and is…
Expedition cruising is a rapidly-growing sector of the tourism industry that brings visitors to isolated, ecologically-pristine destinations. But it's not just to gawk at rare wildlife; such trips also help raise awareness and funds to…
They are among the oldest living things on the planet: old-growth redwoods, only a few of which remain. Now, scientists, along with conservationists from Save the Redwoods League, are trying to bring these majestic trees back.…
On June 24, 1771, E.I. du Pont, an emigrant whose Delaware gunpowder factory was forerunner of the innovative chemical company, was born in Paris. Jane Pauley reports.
Following in the footsteps of his lock-inventing father, Linus Yale Jr. received his first patent for a lock and key device on May 6, 1851. Jane Pauley reports.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg sits down with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan to talk about how he will ensure that the United States fulfills its part of the Paris climate accord.
On April 22, 1970, Americans took part in a day aimed at protecting the only planet we call home. Jane Pauley reports on an environmental tradition, which this year focuses on the dangers of plastic pollution.
Watch ice crystals form on soap bubbles that are blown in sub-freezing temperatures. Videographer Becca Wood captured these stunning time-lapse images using soap bubbles created in temperatures around zero degrees F.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, joins "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan to discuss what he plans to ask Mark Zuckerberg in a congressional hearing this week.
Nick Thompson, Wired's editor in chief and a CBS News contributor, joins "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan to discuss how Facebook is responding to the data scandal that affects millions of users.
In this web exclusive, biochemist Jennifer Doudna talks with Mo Rocca about how her childhood curiosity was nourished - by books and by the natural world around her growing up in Hawaii - and how it inspired her career choice.